resuscitator

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English [edit]

Noun [edit]

resuscitator (plural resuscitators)

  1. A person or thing that resuscitates.
  2. (medicine) A device, usually consisting of a face mask and tank, used to restore normal breathing to a person by forcing oxygen or an oxygen-rich mixture of gases into his or her lungs.

References [edit]

  • resuscitator” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "resuscitator" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

resuscitātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of resuscitō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of resuscitō