ventilator

[ven-tl-ey-ter]

ven·ti·la·tor

[ven-tl-ey-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that ventilates.
2.
a contrivance or opening for replacing foul or stagnant air with fresh air.
3.
Medicine/Medical. a respirator.

Origin:
1735–45; ventilate + -or2
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Ventilator is always a great word to know.
So is umbilicus. Does it mean:
the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
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ventilator (ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtə)
 
n
1.  an opening or device, such as a fan, used to ventilate a room, building, etc
2.  med a machine that maintains a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally

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