Akademik

Any mechanical apparatus or device. [L. machina, contrivance]

- anesthesia m. equipment used for inhalation anesthesia, including flowmeters, vaporizers, and sources of compressed gases, but not including the anesthetic circuit or mechanisms for elimination of carbon dioxide.

- heart-lung m. a device incorporating a blood pump (artificial heart) and a blood oxygenator (artificial lung) to provide extracorporeal circulation and oxygenation of the blood during cardiac surgery.

- panoramic rotating m. an x-ray m. using a reciprocating motion of the tube and extraoral film to produce a radiograph of all the teeth and surrounding structures. SEE ALSO: tomography.