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
Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 July 2025
His wife, Amy, said in a series of social media posts Askren was placed on a ventilator in June and placed on a donor list for a lung transplant June 24.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
Cook said most of the measles patients who have been hospitalized have needed to be on oxygen or on a ventilator.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The latest social media update, posted last week, said that Askren was on a ventilator and doctors had begun the evaluation process for a lung transplant.
—Sofia Schwarzwalder, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
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“Ventilator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventilator. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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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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