| respirator | a mask with a filter protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases |
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| respirator | a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration |
| respirator | pertaining to respiration |
| respirator | acidosis resulting from reduced gas exchange in the lungs (as in emphysema or pneumonia) |
| respirator | alkalosis resulting from increased gas exchange in the lungs (as in hyperventilation associated with extreme anxiety or aspirin intoxication or metabolic acidosis) |
| respirator | the center in the medulla oblongata and pons that integrates sensory information about the level of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and determines the signals to be sent to the respiratory muscles |
| respirator | a disease affecting the respiratory system |
| respirator | a disease affecting the respiratory system |
| respirator | an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn) |
| respirator | an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn) |
| respirator | any infection of the respiratory tract |
| respirator | any organ involved in the process of respiration |