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MeSH Heading: Extracorporeal Circulation
Tree Number(s): E04.292
Unique ID: D005112
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005112
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with ASSISTED CIRCULATION
Scope Note: Diversion of blood flow through a circuit located outside the body but continuous with the bodily circulation.
Entry Version: EXTRACORPOREAL CIRC
Entry Term(s): Circulation, Extracorporeal
NLM Classification #: WG 168.5
Previous Indexing: Heart-Lung Machine (1966)
Public MeSH Note: 67; was see under HEART, MECHANICAL 1963-66
Online Note: search HEART, MECHANICAL 1966
History Note: 67; was see under HEART, MECHANICAL 1963-66
Date Established: 1967/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

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Extracorporeal Circulation MeSH Descriptor Data 2024