BREATHING MACHINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does breathing machine mean?
• BREATHING MACHINE (noun)
The noun BREATHING MACHINE has 1 sense:
1. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
Familiarity information: BREATHING MACHINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BREATHING MACHINE (noun)
Meaning:
A device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
breathing apparatus; breathing device; breathing machine; ventilator
Hypernyms ("breathing machine" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "breathing machine"):
Aqua-Lung; aqualung; scuba (a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
oxygen mask (a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank)
inhalator; respirator (a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration)
resuscitator (a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration)
snorkel (breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water)
