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IRON LUNG
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I. (noun)
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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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