Pulmotor

[ puhl-moh-ter, pool- ]

/ ˈpʌlˌmoʊ tər, ˈpʊl- /

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a mechanical device for artificial respiration that forces oxygen into the lungs when respiration has ceased because of asphyxiation, drowning, etc.

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Words nearby Pulmotor

pulmonary vein, pulmonate, pulmonic, pulmonic airstream, pulmonology, Pulmotor, pulp, pulpboard, pulp canal, pulp canal therapy, pulp cavity

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How to use Pulmotor in a sentence

I dragged over the heavy tank which he had ordered as he adjusted a sort of pulmotor breathing apparatus over Leon.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
A pulmotor was put into immediate action, and another period of heartbreaking suspense ensued.
The Slipper Point Mystery|Augusta Huiell Seaman
The pulmotor makes the patient breathe—because it carries on the function for him artificially.
The Boy's Book of New Inventions|Harry E. Maule

British Dictionary definitions for Pulmotor

Pulmotor

/ (ˈpʌlˌməʊtə, ˈpʊl-) /

noun

trademark an apparatus for pumping oxygen into the lungs during artificial respiration

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