pulmotor

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noun

An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping oxygen and/or air into and out of the lungs, as of a person who has been asphyxiated by drowning, breathing poisonous gases, etc.

OriginLatin pulmo →
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Meanings

nounpulmotor (plural pulmotors)

plural pulmotors

  1. An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping oxygen and/or air into and out of the lungs, as of a person who has been asphyxiated by drowning, breathing poisonous gases, etc.

Origin

  1. Latinpulmo“a lung”
  2. Englishpulmotor

From Latin pulmo (“a lung”) + English motor. Originally a brand name.

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APA

pulmotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmotor

MLA

“pulmotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmotor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulmotor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulmotor.

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