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iron lung

NOUN
artificial lung
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Lane spent the next several months in an iron lung.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

That led his parents to make the brave decision to take him and his iron lung home, to live out his days in peace.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

Mr Richards had come into possession of two iron lung machines at a building clearance and he recalls how one day a paramedic walked in asking: "Is this the place I can find iron lungs?"

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

He was initially placed in an iron lung.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

Do you want to spend the rest of your life in an iron lung? they would say.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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