iron lung
a chamberlike respirator, formerly used in the treatment of poliomyelitis, that encloses the whole body except the head and in which alternate pulsations of high and low pressure induce normal breathing movements or force air into and out of the lungs.
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How to use iron lung in a sentence
He was surrounded by children whose limbs were suspended in traction or whose bodies were swallowed in iron lungs.
Epidemics have happened before and they’ll happen again. What will we remember? | Aimee Cunningham | October 27, 2021 | Science NewsPolio put kids in iron lungs and scared parents away from pools.
The chart that shows how we’ll get back to normal | Niall Firth | December 11, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewYet the specter of their children in an iron lung was enough to terrify parents into strictly adhering to precautions, useful or not.
Parents Are Facing Tough Choices About School in the COVID-19 Era. Here’s How People Made the Same Decisions When It Came to Polio | Francine Uenuma | August 25, 2020 | TimeOn the other hand, I'd come in an iron lung with snow tires if Jon Stewart beckoned.
Once they had an iron lung around him and there was a thin wisp over his face.
The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey
The iron lung was back the next time he came to, and he was being tugged toward it.
The Sky Is Falling | Lester del ReyThe man in doctor's robes shoved the iron lung aside violently and reached into his clothing.
The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey
British Dictionary definitions for iron lung
an airtight metal cylinder enclosing the entire body up to the neck and providing artificial respiration when the respiratory muscles are paralysed, as by poliomyelitis
Irish informal a gas container used in dispensing beer
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