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1. A steel chamber, usually cylindrical, enclosing the entire body of a person except for the head, used to
assist respiration for people suffering from disease, especially poliomyelitis.  A reciprocating piston at
the end causes alternating high and low pressure inside, which forces or assists the breathing of the patient
within.




Synonyms and related words:



Aqua-Lung cough inhalation puff snore
artificial respiration exhalation inhalator respiration snoring
aspiration expiration inspiration resuscitator snuff
asthmatic wheeze exsufflation insufflation scuba snuffle
breath gasp mouth-to-mouth resuscitation sigh sternutation
breath of air gulp oxygen mask sneeze stertor
breathing hack oxygen tent sniff suspiration
broken wind hiccup pant sniffle wheeze