A life support technique that uses an artificial lung machine to add oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from blood outside the body, then returns the oxygenated blood to the patient. It provides cardiac and respiratory support for patients whose heart and lungs cannot adequately function on their own.
From Latin 'extra' meaning outside, 'corpus' meaning body, combined with 'membrane' and 'oxygenation.' The term describes the process of oxygenating blood outside the body using a membrane-based artificial lung system.
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