aerophore
(er′ə fôr′)
noun
- a device for supplying air to the lungs in case of oxygen shortage
- an apparatus that cleans air to be breathed again, used as by firefighters
Origin:
aero- + -phore
See aerophore in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun A device to supply air to a nonbreathing infant or to a person in an environment where there is no oxygen, such as a closed mine.