iron lung

iron lung

n.

An airtight metal tank that encloses all of the body except the head and forces the lungs to inhale and exhale through regulated changes in air pressure.

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iron lung

n

1. (Medicine) an airtight metal cylinder enclosing the entire body up to the neck and providing artificial respiration when the respiratory muscles are paralysed, as by poliomyelitis

2. Irish informal a gas container used in dispensing beer

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

iron lung - 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 inhalator, respirator - a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration

Translations

iron lung n (Med) → polmone m d'acciaio

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iron lung n (Med) → polmone m d'acciaio