PULMOTOR

Etymology

Noun

pulmotor (plural pulmotors)

An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping oxygen and/or air into and out of the lungs, as of a person who has been asphyxiated by drowning, breathing poisonous gases, etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Pul"mo`tor, n. [L. pulmo lung + E. motor.]

Definition: An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping oxygen or air or a mixture of the two into and out of the lungs, as of a person who has been asphyxiated by drowning, breathing poisonous gases, or the like, or of one who has been stunned by an electrical shock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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