also: しんはい
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).
I do exercises to improve my cardiopulmonary function.
When the paramedics arrived, the patient was in cardiopulmonary arrest.
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
During the surgery, they used a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation.
By the time the paramedics arrived, the patient's heart and lungs had stopped.
During the operation, they used the heart-lung machine to circulate the blood.
heart-lung machine; cardiopulmonary bypass; CPB pump
cardiopulmonary arrest · showing no vital signs
cardiopulmonary function
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR
Standard kanji spelling for both senses.
Alternate reading; しんぱい is much more common.
Sino-Japanese compound of 心 (heart) and 肺 (lungs).