respirator
18
4.9
- noun
- /ˈrɛspəˌreɪtər/
- Specialized
:
ventilador
- The doctor said that the respirator would help the patient breathe until he recovers.
- respirator use
And unless you want to be on a respirator, we need to take you into surgery now.
- And unless you want to be on a respirator, we need to take you into surgery now.
- I remember resuscitating a patient, putting a pacemaker, putting him on a respirator and then going outside to smoke a cigarette.
- He's going to be breeding on a respirator for his whole life, all right, Just like a story.
Examples
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Get her on the respirator and the cardiac monitor.
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When she came in at seven, she had seen Tookie all hooked up to a respirator.
Fiction book (1994) -
We'll get the respirator on the baby as fast as possible.
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And unless you want to be on a respirator, we need to take you into surgery now.
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Just a sick old man on a respirator.
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And then we'll take out the respirator.
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The only sign of what has happened is the tube in her mouth where the respirator was connected.
Fiction book (2000) -
The respirator is the only thing that's keeping him alive.
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With the pneumonia and the rest of it, we may need to put her on a respirator pretty soon.
Fiction book (1998) -
If he doesn't get a respirator, he's not going to make it!
Synonyms
38
4.6
A machine that moves air into and out of a person's lungs when they cannot breathe alone
4
6.7
A machine that surrounds the body and helps a person breathe by changing air pressure
4
3.4
A machine that helps a person get air into their lungs when they cannot do it on their own
3
4.4
A device that helps a person breathe when the air is unsafe or not available
1
3.9
A machine that helps a person take air into their lungs when they cannot do it themselves
1
8.2
A device that helps a person breathe when they are not breathing
1
8.2
A machine that helps someone breathe by giving air or oxygen
How Supportive
- Specialized
6
3.8
- Specialized
38
4.6
- Specialized
18
4.9
15
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Respirator comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and spirare 'to breathe', so it means 'to breathe again'. That's why a respirator can be a machine that helps a person breathe when they cannot do it by themselves.