RESPIRATOR
\ɹɪspˈɪɹe͡ɪtə], \ɹɪspˈɪɹeɪtə], \ɹ_ɪ_s_p_ˈɪ_ɹ_eɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of RESPIRATOR
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a mask with a filter protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
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a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
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a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
By Princeton University
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Mechanical devices used to produce or assist pulmonary ventilation.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A helmet of cloth or other material, usually chemically treated, worn in the World War as a protection against poison gas; used also in certain medical treatments.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William R. Warner
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Same etymon. Various instruments, under this name, have been devised for the purpose of tempering the air before it reaches the lungs in winter. One of the best is that of Jeffrey, which is made of several layers of fine wire tissue.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland