Artificial Heart

Definition: Artificial Heart

Artificial Heart

Noun

1. A pump that replaces the natural heart.

Crosswords: Artificial Heart

English words defined with "artificial heart": De Bakey, de-Stalinization ♦ Jarvik artificial heart, Jarvik heart ♦ Michael Ellis De Bakey. (references)

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Specialty Definition: Artificial heart

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The artificial heart, a synthetic replacement for an organic mammalian heart (usually human), remains one of the long-sought Holy Grails of modern medicine. Although the heart is conceptually a simple organ (basically a muscle that functions as a pump), it embodies complex subtleties that defy straightforward emulation using synthetic materials and power supplies. The obvious benefit is to lower the demand for heart transplants, which (as it is for all organs) always greatly exceeds supply.

Early attempts prior to Robert Jarvik with his Jarvik-7 were disappointing; hosts died within hours or days and/or suffered massive foreign-body rejection problems. Jarvik's designs were more impressive but his patients succumbed as well, his first Jarvik-7 patient 61-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark survived for 112 days after it was implanted at the University of Utah on December 2, 1982. Another problem is that an artificial heart requires an external power supply such as a battery pack worn on the patient's waist; no design so far has been able to use the body's own natural biological energy.

Most doctors are confident that with increased understanding of the heart and continuing improvements in prosthetics engineering, computer science, electronics, battery technology, fuel cells, etc. that the artificial heart will be a reality sometime in the 21st century.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Artificial heart."

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Modern Usage: Artificial Heart

Domain	Usage
Lyrics	And the artificial heart (The Difference; performing artist: The Wallflowers)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Artificial Heart

Domain	Title
Books	After Barney Clark: Reflections on the Utah Artificial Heart Program (reference) Artificial Heart (reference) Artificial Heart 3 (reference) Artificial Heart, 1993: The Development of Biomation in the 21st Century (reference) Heart Replacement: Artificial Heart 5 (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Artificial Heart (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Photo Album: Artificial Heart

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	An artificial heart. / WHO photo. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Artificial Heart

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Russia	These products include certain types of laser equipment, scanning probe microscopes, devices used for magnetotherapy in dentistry, knee joint implants, artificial heart, lung and kidney devices, three-channel microprocessing electrocardiographs, and endoscopes. (references)
	Korea	Products that present the best export prospects for U.S. exporters include various high-tech medical products, including sterilizers, rehabilitation equipment, respiration equipment, orthopedic joints, diagnostic ultrasound scanners, magnetic resonance imaging systems, patient monitors, computer tomography scanners, catheters, artificial kidneys and dialysis machines, suture, suture needles, general surgical instruments, operation tables, ophthalmic equipment, endoscopes, intraocular lenses, artificial heart valves and dental equipment and supplies. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: Artificial Heart

Expression using "artificial heart": jarvik artificial heart. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Artificial Heart

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
artificial heart	60
artificial heart valve	10
artificial heart human implant pioneered surgeon who	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Artificial Heart

Language		Translations for "artificial heart"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		kunstigt hjerte (extracorporeal circulation console). (various references)

Dutch		kunstmatig hart, kunsthart, bionisch hart. (various references)

Finnish		tekosydän. (various references)

French		coeur artificiel. (various references)

German		Kunstherz, künstliches Herz. (various references)

Greek		τεχνητή καρδιά. (various references)

Hungarian		műszív (mechanical heart). (various references)

Italian		cuore artificiale. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		人工心�" . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		じ�"�"うし�"ぞう. (various references)

Pig Latin		artificialay earthay

Portuguese		coração artificial. (various references)

Spanish		corazón artificial. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Artificial Heart

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-e-f-h-i-i-i-l-r-r-t-t"
	-5 letters: artificial, facilitate, theatrical.
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