pulmotor

English

Etymology

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

Noun

pulmotor (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.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pulmoˈtoɾ/ [pul.moˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: pul‧mo‧tor

Noun

pulmotor m (plural pulmotores)

  1. pulmotor
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