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respirator definition

res·pi·ra·tor (res′pə rāt′ər)

noun

  1. a device, as of gauze, worn over the mouth and nose to prevent the inhaling of harmful substances, to warm the air breathed, etc.
  2. an apparatus for giving artificial respiration

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