resuscitator

Other forms: resuscitators

Definitions of resuscitator
  1. noun
    a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration
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    type of:
    breathing apparatus, breathing device, breathing machine, ventilator
    a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
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