Definition of ventilator
: one that ventilates: such asa : a contrivance for introducing fresh air or expelling foul or stagnant airb : respirator 2
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Examples of ventilator in a Sentence
The patient was put on a ventilator.
Recent Examples of ventilator from the Web
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He was reportedly placed on a ventilator that was turned off Thursday.
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Last year, a clammer with PSP was rushed to Anchorage, where he was placed on ventilators to help with breathing.
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By March, Charlie’s doctors had concluded that to prolong treatment would cause the child unnecessary suffering, so the hospital asked a court for permission to take him off a ventilator.
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However, doctors continued to have difficulty controlling his bleeding, and eventually placed him on a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio--On a frigid January day in 2014, Adam Shay lay in the Neurointensive care unit of the Cleveland Clinic, the rhythmic hiss of a mechanical ventilator doing the work his brain could no longer tell his lungs to do.
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She was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, where she was placed on a ventilator and died four days later.
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Because of ALS Jay Fishman used a ventilator and a motorized wheelchair at the tournament last year.
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By then, Yaller was critically ill, on a ventilator.
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VENTILATOR Defined for English Language Learners
ventilator
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: a device that lets fresh air enter and move through a room, building, etc.
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medical : a device for helping a person to breathe
VENTILATOR Defined for Kids
ventilator
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: a device for letting in fresh air or driving out bad or stale air
Medical Dictionary
ventilator
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: respirator 2
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