also: しんはい
noun
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary
Medical term for the heart and lungs as a set. Often used in compounds like 心肺機能 (cardiopulmonary function) or 心肺停止 (cardiopulmonary arrest).
心肺機能を高める運動をしています。
I do exercises to improve my cardiopulmonary function.
救急隊が到
When the paramedics arrived, the patient was in cardiopulmonary arrest.
noun
cardiopulmonary bypass; heart-lung machine
Only with reading しんぱい
Abbreviation of 人工心肺 (artificial heart-lung machine). Used in medical contexts, especially surgery. Reading is restricted to しんぱい.
See also: 人工心肺
手術中は心肺を使って血液循環を維持した。
During the surgery, they used a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation.
Full term for heart-lung machine; 心肺 is its abbreviation in medical contexts.
Sino-Japanese compound of 心 (heart) and 肺 (lungs).