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re⋅sus⋅ci⋅ta⋅tor

[ri-suhs-i-tey-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that resuscitates.
2. Medicine/Medical. a device used in the treatment of asphyxiation that, by forcing oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the lungs, initiates respiration.

Origin:
1840–50; resuscitate + -or 2
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re·sus·ci·ta·tor   (rĭ-sŭs'ĭ-tā'tər)   
n.  One that resuscitates, as an apparatus that forces oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the lungs of a person who has undergone partial asphyxiation.
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Main Entry: re·sus·ci·ta·tor
Pronunciation: ri-'s&s-&-"tAt-&r
Function: noun
: one that resuscitates;specifically : an apparatus used to restore respiration (as of a partially asphyxiated person)
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resuscitator re·sus·ci·ta·tor (rĭ-sŭs'ĭ-tā'tər)
n.
One that resuscitates, as an apparatus that forces oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide into the lungs of a person who has undergone partial asphyxiation.

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