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    BREATHING DEVICE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failureplay

    Synonyms:

    breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("breathing device" is a kind of...):

    device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "breathing device"):

    Aqua-Lung; aqualung; scuba (a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)

    oxygen mask (a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank)

    inhalator; respirator (a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration)

    resuscitator (a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration)

    snorkel (breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water)

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