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resuscitator
[ ri-suhs-i-tey-ter ]
/ rɪˈsʌs ɪˌteɪ tər /
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noun
a person or thing that resuscitates.
Medicine/Medical. a device used in the treatment of asphyxiation that, by forcing oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the lungs, initiates respiration.
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Origin of resuscitator
First recorded in 1840–50; resuscitate + -or2
Words nearby resuscitator
resurrectionism, resurrectionist, resurrection plant, resurvey, resuscitate, resuscitator, resveratrol, Reszke, ret, retable, retail
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How to use resuscitator in a sentence
The resuscitator of 'Portrait' book-plates in England in recent times was the late Mr. Thoms.
Book-Plates|William J. Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for resuscitator
resuscitator
/ (rɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪtə) /
noun
an apparatus for forcing oxygen or a mixture containing oxygen into the lungs
a person who resuscitates
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