ventilator
noun
Note: Modern, computerized mechanical ventilators typically monitor and customize gas delivery, maintain a constant pressure in the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing, and deliver air and oxygen to the lungs by way of an endotracheal tube.
Examples of ventilator in a Sentence
Bethany Brown, People.com, 23 May 2025
In the end, a court granted her parents’ request to remove Quinlan’s ventilator.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
He’s been in the ICU on a ventilator for two weeks now, fighting necrotizing pancreatitis and sepsis.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
Less than 24 hours later, he was placed on a ventilator.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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“Ventilator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventilator. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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ventilator
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ventilator
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Note: Modern, computerized mechanical ventilators typically monitor and customize gas delivery, maintain a constant pressure in the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing, and deliver air and oxygen to the lungs by way of an endotracheal tube.
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