respirators

[res-puh-rey-ter]

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; < Latin respīrāt(us) (see respiration) + -or2
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