tank ventilator

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tank ventilator (plural tank ventilators)

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

Hypernyms
  • negative pressure ventilator

Hyponyms
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