Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for iron lung. Search instead for verdoppelung.
Definitions

iron lung

NOUN
artificial lung
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Lane spent the next several months in an iron lung.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

The iron lung uses a negative pressure system.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

Watch: Philip Alexander remembers his brother, 'the man in the iron lung'

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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

You could get polio without knowing how or where, end up in an iron lung without knowing why.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood