noun
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ECMO
Medical term for a life-support technique that oxygenates blood outside the body.
重症の呼吸不全患者に体外式膜型人工肺が使用された。
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was used for the patient with severe respiratory failure.
Compound of 体外式 (extracorporeal), 膜型 (membrane-type), and 人工肺 (artificial lung).