respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration
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iron lung::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | inhalator, respirator |
Examples of iron lung
iron lung
A 36-year-old poet and journalist in an iron lung decides to shed his virginity.
From the variety.com
Those lucky enough to escape death can nevertheless be confined to an iron lung.
From the denverpost.com
Dianne Odell died Wednesday after a power failure caused her iron lung to fail.
From the usatoday.com
She was temporarily paralyzed and needed the assistance of an iron lung to breath.
From the thestate.com
The iron lung that she used was a cylindrical chamber with a seal at the neck.
From the usatoday.com
It is this button-down, Victorian tailoring with an iron lung attached to it.
From the nytimes.com
The fact that he's a polio survivor in an iron lung is definitely a problem.
From the newsday.com
And it only takes a man who spent most of his life in an iron lung to point the way.
From the sacbee.com
He still carries around the fortunes of Philadelphia's sports teams like an iron lung.
From the philly.com
