respirator
Example Sentences
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Li suffers from an incurable genetic disease that progressively weakens hismuscles, and he relies on an artificial respirator to survive.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
This reluctance to think outside the TB box has resulted in people resisting the sensible use of respirator masks in health care settings.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025
A surgical mask or cloth mask won’t cut it — health authorities agree that you should reach for an N95 or P-100 respirator with a tight seal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
And for the rest of her life she was dependent on a wheelchair operated by a tongue-touch keypad, a respirator that delivered 13 breaths a minute and ultimately a voice-activated computer to write.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024
This happened during the last phase, while he was on the respirator.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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