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iron lung

noun as in artificial lung

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Example Sentences

He was surrounded by children whose limbs were suspended in traction or whose bodies were swallowed in iron lungs.

Polio put kids in iron lungs and scared parents away from pools.

Yet the specter of their children in an iron lung was enough to terrify parents into strictly adhering to precautions, useful or not.

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On the other hand, I'd come in an iron lung with snow tires if Jon Stewart beckoned.

Once they had an iron lung around him and there was a thin wisp over his face.

The iron lung was back the next time he came to, and he was being tugged toward it.

The man in doctor's robes shoved the iron lung aside violently and reached into his clothing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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