| 单词 | iron lung |
| 释义 | iron lungSEE SYNONYMS FOR iron lung ON THESAURUS.COM nouna chamberlike respirator, formerly used in the treatment of poliomyelitis, that encloses the whole body except the head and in which alternate pulsations of high and low pressure induce normal breathing movements or force air into and out of the lungs. Origin of iron lungFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby iron lungironing board, ironist, ironize, iron-jawed, iron law of wages, iron lung, iron maiden, iron man, ironmaster, iron meteorite, iron mold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for iron lungiron lung nounan airtight metal cylinder enclosing the entire body up to the neck and providing artificial respiration when the respiratory muscles are paralysed, as by poliomyelitis Irish informal a gas container used in dispensing beer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for iron lungiron lung n.Drinker respirator The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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