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ventilator

noun

ven·​ti·​la·​tor ˈven-tə-ˌlā-tər How to pronounce ventilator (audio)
plural ventilators
: something or someone that ventilates: such as
a
: a device for introducing fresh air or expelling foul or stagnant air
b
: a device for maintaining artificial respiration
especially : a mechanized device that enables the delivery or movement of air and oxygen into the lungs of a patient whose breathing has ceased, is failing, or is inadequate : mechanical ventilator

Note: Modern, computerized mechanical ventilators typically monitor and customize gas delivery, maintain a constant pressure in the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing, and deliver air and oxygen to the lungs by way of an endotracheal tube.

Example Sentences

The patient was put on a ventilator.
Recent Examples on the Web That includes two people with COVID-19 who are on a ventilator. Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 That includes five people with COVID-19 who are on a ventilator. Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2022 Caleb was on a ventilator and has suffered seizures while in the pediatric intensive care unit, though his condition has been stable in recent weeks, his family said. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2022 Austin Bellamy remained on a ventilator in a medically induced coma at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Tuesday night. Payton Marshall, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2022 After the attack, Rushdie was initially placed on a ventilator. Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 The rule of law, democracy’s oxygen, is on a ventilator. Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The author started to speak again Saturday after earlier being put on a ventilator, his agent Andrew Wylie told the New York Times, adding that the attack left Rushdie with liver and nerve damage. Nouran Salahieh, CNN, 14 Aug. 2022 That attitude is what took him to Chautauqua, N.Y., to speak before an audience last Friday, where a man rushed onstage and stabbed him repeatedly, hurting him so grievously that he would be placed on a ventilator. Bob Greene, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

ventilate + -or entry 1 (perhaps after Latin ventilātor "winnower")

First Known Use

1743, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ventilator was in 1743

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