extracorporeal

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
EC
Pronunciation
/ˌɛkstrəkɔːˈpɔːriəl/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. In some cases, extracorporeal(EC) shock wave lithotripsy may be combined with other forms of treatment.
  2. Objective To investigate the kidney, ureteral calculi with extracorporeal(EC) shock wave treatment.
  3. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is the effective measures of treating heart-lung failures.
  4. Objective Discuss whether there are new hypertension following extracorporeal(EC) shock wave lithotripsy ( ESWL ) and its possible reason.
  5. Hemoperfusion is a kind of extracorporeal(EC) blood purification technique, which has been applied to treat acute poisoning.

Other meanings of EC