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Iron lung

Iron lung Meaning & Definition
Iron lung Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Iron lung?

[n] respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

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Related Terms | Find terms related to Iron lung: Aqua-Lung | artificial respiration | aspiration | asthmatic wheeze | breath | breath of air | breathing | broken wind | cough | exhalation | expiration | exsufflation | gasp | gulp | hack | hiccup | inhalation | inhalator | inspiration | insufflation | mouth-to-mouth resuscitation | oxygen mask | oxygen tent | pant | puff | respiration | resuscitator | scuba | sigh | sneeze | sniff | sniffle | snore | snoring | snuff | snuffle | sternutation | stertor | suspiration | wheeze | wind

See Also | inhalator | respirator

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