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
Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
In an update on Aug. 24, Allison said Melissa was recovering and was taken off the ventilator and was awake and talking a little.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
Two years ago, at the Shed in New York City, there was a version that was filled with a ventilator.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2024
Joe Casey, 54, is on a ventilator at Exeter Hospital, and has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), West Nile Virus, and St. Louis encephalitis — all mosquito-bourne illnesses.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Ventilator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventilator. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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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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