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aerophore

[ air-uh-fawr, -fohr ]
/ ˈɛər əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /
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noun
a portable device filled with compressed air and used in cases of asphyxia or the like.
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Origin of aerophore

First recorded in 1875–80; aero- + -phore
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