1) Healthcare occupation 
A perfusionist, also known as a clinical perfusionist or a cardiovascular perfusionist, is a specialized healthcare professional who uses the heart-lung machine during cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient`s physiological status. The perfusionist is a highly trained member of the cardiothora....
(pәr-fu´zhәn-ist) a technologist who operates the heart-lung machine during cardiopulmonary bypass.
Type: Term Pronunciation: pĕr-fyū′shŭn-ist Definitions: 1. The operator of an oxygenator, such as the extracorporeal membrane oxygenator during surgery.