iron lung

Noun

Meaning

respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

respirator broken wind oxygen mask inhalator resuscitator exsufflation

Hypernyms

respirator inhalator

Examples

“He said, ‘That’s an iron lung, and that’s where you’re going to end up.’ Source: Internet

The iron lung was a "negative pressure ventilation" device that worked by altering the pressure inside the tank. Source: Internet

Which would have meant an iron lung. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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