respirator

3 definitions • 3 examples

artificial breathing equipment:

Doctors put the patient on a respirator.

a device worn over the mouth and nose to prevent harmful substances from being breathed in:

The firefighters wore respirators to help them breathe in the smoke-filled house.

a device that forces air into a person’s lungs when the person cannot breathe independently and needs help to breathe:

Miya was hooked up to a respirator at University Hospital.