ventilator

[ ven-tl-ey-ter ]

/ ˈvɛn tlˌeɪ tər /

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Definition of ventilator

noun

a person or thing that ventilates.

a contrivance or opening for replacing foul or stagnant air with fresh air.

Medicine/Medical. an apparatus to produce artificial respiration, moving air into and out of a patient’s lungs: The patient presented with signs of respiratory failure and was placed immediately on a ventilator.

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Origin of ventilator

First recorded in 1735–45; ventilat(e) + -or²

Words nearby ventilator

ventilate, ventilation, ventilationist, ventilation-perfusion scan, ventilative, ventilator, Ventnor City, Ventolin, vent one's spleen, ventose, ventouse

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How to use ventilator in a sentence

Two got so sick they were put on a ventilator to assist with breathing, and one died, researchers report February 1 in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
The antidepressant fluvoxamine could keep mild COVID-19 from worsening|Esther Landhuis|February 1, 2021|Science News
For a month, Steve Collins, a 33-year veteran of the Prince George’s County fire department, had been hooked to a ventilator and fighting for his life against the coronavirus.
Firefighter who nearly died of covid begs front-line workers: ‘Please, get the shots’|Katie Mettler|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Many covid-19 patients, once on a ventilator, have come through.
Covid-19 destroyed a young man’s lungs. Can his foster mom let him go?|Steve Thompson|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
That includes substantially scaling up the strip’s intensive care unit capacity and mobilizing vital supplies such as oxygen and ventilators.
Israel Is Leading the World in COVID-19 Vaccination. But Palestinians Aren't on the List|Joseph Hincks|January 15, 2021|Time

Last they had heard, Sicknick was in critical condition on a ventilator, according to family members who spoke to ProPublica.
“This Political Climate Got My Brother Killed”: Officer Brian Sicknick Died Defending the Capitol. His Family Waits for Answers.|by J. David McSwane|January 8, 2021|ProPublica
They want money, not to shut off the ventilator of a particular patient.
How Your Pacemaker Will Get Hacked|Kaiser Health News|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Sometimes you might withdraw a ventilator in cases of very severe and permanent neurological damage,” Joffe said.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He lectured the witness that the location of two ventilator fans was very important “because it will show you are lying.”
Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court|James D. Zirin|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is paralyzed, breathes through a ventilator, and communicates via a sophisticated computer.
A Brief History of Hawking’s Boycott|Matthew Kalman|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Early signs indicate the windpipe is working, Hannah's doctors announced Tuesday, although she is still on a ventilator.
The Power of Stem Cell Research Saves a Little Girl|Ilana Glazer|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There were no curtains or ventilator-fans, the room was very hot, and the glaring sunshine emphasized its ugliness.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
An opening of several feet in diameter was left at the top of the dome for a skylight, ventilator, and smoke-escape.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore
The roof, of thin iron plate, is provided with a ventilator to allow of the escape of hot air.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299|Various
The cell was small, bleakly furnished with bunk, toilet and washstand, had a ventilator grille in one wall.
The Sensitive Man|Poul William Anderson
The windows were all shuttered from top to bottom, each shutter having a little ventilator in it.
The Slave of Silence|Fred M. White

British Dictionary definitions for ventilator

ventilator

/ (ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtə) /

noun

an opening or device, such as a fan, used to ventilate a room, building, etc

med a machine that maintains a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally

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ventilator

[ vĕn′tl-ā′tər ]

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