RESUSCITATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does resuscitator mean? 

• RESUSCITATOR (noun)
  The noun RESUSCITATOR has 1 sense:

1. a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration

  Familiarity information: RESUSCITATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESUSCITATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("resuscitator" is a kind of...):

breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator (a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)

Derivation:

resuscitate (cause to regain consciousness)