Iron Lung

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Iron Lungs
possessive: Iron Lung's
pluralpossessive: Iron Lungs'

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