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ventilator

[ven-tl-ey-ter] / ˈvɛn tlˌeɪ tər /




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Liverpool icon Toshack previously spent two weeks on a ventilator in a Barcelona hospital after contracting Covid-19 and pneumonia.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

His cough became so severe he had to send a WhatsApp message to tell her he was being put on a ventilator.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

They may require oxygen or intravenous fluid or even be put on a ventilator to help them breathe, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

"He arrived with brain trauma, sedated, drugged, breathing with a ventilator," Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

As for me, I’m off my ventilator now.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman