mechanical heart
Implanted blood pump
A mechanical heart is a device that replaces or assists the function of a failing human heart, pumping blood through the body.
The term covers both temporary devices that keep patients alive while awaiting transplant and permanent artificial hearts.
She lived for three years on a mechanical heart.
Figuratively, mechanical heart suggests someone emotionless or coldly efficient—functioning but lacking warmth or feeling.
- pacemakerDevice regulating heartbeat
- valveFluid flow controller
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
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Body's blood-pumping organ
warm heart · tender heart · beating heart · kind heart · soft heart
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Emotional generosity, caring nature
tender heart · soft heart · emotional depth · human emotion · empathy
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