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pulmotor definition

☆ pul·mo·tor (po̵ol′mōt′ər, pul′-)

noun

an apparatus used in applying artificial respiration by forcing oxygen into the lungs

Etymology: < L pulmo, lung (see pulmonary) + motor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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