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res⋅pi⋅ra⋅tor

[res-puh-rey-ter]
–noun
1. a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
2. British. gas mask.
3. Medicine/Medical. an apparatus to produce artificial respiration.

Origin:
1785–95; < L respīrāt(us) (see respiration ) + -or 2
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res·pi·ra·tor   (rěs'pə-rā'tər)   
n.  
  1. A device that supplies oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide for breathing, used especially in artificial respiration. Also called inhalator.

  2. A screenlike device worn over the mouth or nose or both to protect the respiratory tract.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: res·pi·ra·tor
Pronunciation: 'res-p&-"rAt-&r
Function: noun
1 : a device (as a gas mask) worn over the mouthor nose for protecting the respiratory system
2 : a device for maintaining artificial respiration respirator> called also ventilator
Medical Dictionary

respirator res·pi·ra·tor (rěs'pə-rā'tər)
n.

  1. A device that supplies oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide for breathing, used especially in artificial respiration. Also called inhalator.

  2. A screenlike device worn over the mouth or nose or both to protect the respiratory tract.

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