ventilator
noun
Note: Modern, computerized mechanical ventilators typically monitor and customize gas delivery, maintain a constant pressure in the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing, and deliver air and oxygen to the lungs by way of an endotracheal tube.
Examples of ventilator in a Sentence
Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Last season, the organization gifted Nauser, who breathes with assistance from a ventilator, a custom Royals wheelchair on MLB’s Lou Gehrig Day, which honored the former Yankees first baseman who died of complications from ALS, an especially cruel disease.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The man was being taken off a ventilator and was not expected to survive.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
The data had become clear by then that pregnancy increased the risk of hospitalization and needing a ventilator from COVID, leading ACOG and other leading medical organizations to recommend COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
—Tara Haelle, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Ventilator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventilator. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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ventilator
noun
Note: Modern, computerized mechanical ventilators typically monitor and customize gas delivery, maintain a constant pressure in the lungs to prevent the alveoli from collapsing, and deliver air and oxygen to the lungs by way of an endotracheal tube.
