English Explanatory Dictionary

tank ventilator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of medical ventilator, using negative pressure ventilation.

Word forms

tank ventilator tank ventilators

Etymology

From having a patient being entombed in a pressure tank to help them breathe (“ventilate”).

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