ventilator
noun
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.
Examples of ventilator in a Sentence
Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Torres first took her son to Evanston Hospital, but he was airlifted to Lurie Children’s Hospital with a ruptured diaphragm and a wound to the calf, and remains hospitalized on a ventilator, Hofheimer said.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pinfield struggled with pneumonia and was put on a ventilator.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The daughter, Georgette Smith, was paralyzed in the shooting and died after winning a court order to remove her ventilator.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Ventilator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventilator. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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ventilator
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ventilator
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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.
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