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RESUSCITATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("resuscitator" is a kind of...):
breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
Derivation:
resuscitate (cause to regain consciousness)
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