resuscitator









resuscitator


noun

  1. a person or thing that resuscitates.
  2. 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.

noun

  1. an apparatus for forcing oxygen or a mixture containing oxygen into the lungs
  2. a person who resuscitates

n.

  1. One that resuscitates, as an apparatus that forces oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the lungs of a person who has undergone partial asphyxiation.
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