IRON LUNG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("iron lung" is a kind of...):

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

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