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respirator

[ res-puh-rey-ter ]

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noun

a masklike device, usually of nonwoven fibrous materials, as fiberglass paper, wool felt, or polypropylene, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, pathogens, or the like:
Respirators are essential protective equipment for healthcare providers during an outbreak.
Medicine/Medical. ventilator ( def 3 ).
British. gas mask.

respirator

/ ˈrɛspəˌreɪtə /

an apparatus for providing long-term artificial respiration
Also calledgas mask a device worn over the mouth and nose to prevent inhalation of noxious fumes or to warm cold air before it is breathed

First recorded in 1835–40; from Latin respīrāt(us), past participle of respīrāre “to recover one's breath” + -or agent suffix; respire, -or ²

“Republican Cuts Kill” is printed across the screen, with the only sound a person struggling to breathe through a respirator.

“I used gloves and a respirator, and protective clothing,” he says.

Ortega is in stable but critical condition on a respirator at Weill Cornell Medical Center.

But Carina Melchior did not die after her respirator was removed.

Instead, Anderson slipped into a coma and later died when his mother took him off a respirator on April 13.

He slipped a respirator over his head and moved into the corridor.

Then he got up, readjusted his handkerchief-respirator and mumbled that it was cerebro-spinal-something.

This was the type of respirator in use to the end of the fighting.

The use of an ori-nasal respirator of cotton wool has also been suggested.

The feet of the first rests on two grotesque human heads, probably Infidels; the second wears a mouth guard like a respirator.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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