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1. n. respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration Source: wordnet

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air alternations artificial chamber chest force lungs pressure produces providing respiration respirator surrounding thus

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