'iron lung' definitions:
Definition of 'iron lung'
(from WordNet)
noun
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
Definition of 'iron lung'
From: GCIDE
- iron lung \i"ron lung"\, n. 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. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'iron lung'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Aqua-Lung,
- artificial respiration,
- aspiration,
- asthmatic wheeze,
- breath,
- breath of air,
- breathing,
- broken wind,
- cough,
- exhalation,
- expiration,
- exsufflation,
- gasp,
- gulp,
- hack,
- hiccup,
- inhalation,
- inhalator,
- inspiration,
- insufflation,
- mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
- oxygen mask,
- oxygen tent,
- pant,
- puff,
- respiration,
- resuscitator,
- scuba,
- sigh,
- sneeze,
- sniff,
- sniffle,
- snore,
- snoring,
- snuff,
- snuffle,
- sternutation,
- stertor,
- suspiration,
- wheeze,
- wind