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ventilator Med a machine that maintains a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally ventilator [′vent·əl‚ād·ər] (engineering) A device with an adjustable aperture for regulating the flow of fresh or stagnant air. (mechanical engineering) A mechanical apparatus for producing a current of air, as a blowing or exhaust fan. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| You can see now that it is fastened to a hook just above where the little opening for the ventilator is. A second door communicates with the sitting-room, and has a ventilator in the upper part of it. Above the door was a ventilator, through which volumes of fresh air renewed the impoverished atmosphere of the cell. |
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