心肺(しんぱい)

しんぱい
noun
heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary
medicalbody-internalhealth
1. heart and lungs; cardiopulmonary
The heart and the lungs taken together, as the organs that keep a person breathing and the blood circulating. Used mainly in medicine, first aid, and sports training, almost always inside a compound.
心肺(しんぱい)機能(きのう)を高(たか)める。
To improve cardiopulmonary function.
男性(だんせい)は心肺(しんぱい)停止(ていし)の状態(じょうたい)で運(はこ)ばれた。
The man was brought in in cardiopulmonary arrest.
救急車(きゅうきゅうしゃ)が来(く)るまで、居合(いあ)わせた人(ひと)が心肺(しんぱい)蘇生(そせい)を続(つづ)けた。
A bystander kept up CPR until the ambulance arrived.

Common collocations

  • 心肺(しんぱい)蘇生(そせい): cardiopulmonary resuscitation, CPR
  • 心肺(しんぱい)停止(ていし): cardiopulmonary arrest
  • 心肺(しんぱい)機能(きのう): heart and lung function, aerobic fitness
  • 人工心肺(じんこうしんぱい): heart-lung machine

Watch out

Same reading as the everyday word 心配(しんぱい) (worry). In speech, context separates them: 心肺(しんぱい) almost never stands alone and appears in the medical compounds above.

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Added 2026.10.17 22:39 · Revised 2026.10.17 22:45
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