resuscitator

resuscitator definition - medical

re·sus·ci·ta·tor (rĭ-sŭsˈĭ-tāˌtər)

noun
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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