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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

When he died recently at the age of 78, Paul had spent more than seven decades using his iron lung, longer than anyone else in history.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

His parents helped Paul move in with his iron lung, and then he was on his own - with limited help at first, after the carer he had hired failed to show up.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

In moments of desperation like these, Paul had access to more portable breathing devices, which used a different sort of technology to the 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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