resuscitator

English

Etymology

resuscitate +‎ -or

Noun

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

• “resuscitator”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "resuscitator" in On-line Medical Dictionary, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1997–2005.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) resuscitātor

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

References

• “resuscitator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press