pulmotor means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
Etymology
From Latin pulmo (“a lung”) + English motor. Originally a brand name.
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.