ventilator

/'ventileitə/

Thân thiện

A patient is connected to a ventilator in a hospital room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical device that assists breathing: A ventilator is a machine that helps a person breathe by moving air in and out of their lungs. It is used when someone cannot breathe adequately on their own due to illness or injury.
   • A device for circulating air: A ventilator is also any device, such as a fan or a vent, that allows fresh air to enter a space and stale or foul air to exit, improving air circulation.

Usage Examples

• Medical Device:

  • The patient in the intensive care unit was placed on a ventilator.
  • Modern ventilators can be finely tuned to match a patient's breathing needs.

• Air Circulation Device:

  • We installed a ventilator in the attic to reduce heat buildup.
  • The bathroom has a small ventilator to remove steam and odors.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on a ventilator": to be receiving mechanical breathing assistance from the machine.

  • After the surgery, he was on a ventilator for two days.

• "to be taken off the ventilator": to have mechanical breathing assistance discontinued.

  • The doctors were pleased when she was strong enough to be taken off the ventilator.

Variants and Related Words

• Ventilate (verb): To cause air to enter and circulate freely; in medicine, to assist breathing.

  • It's important to ventilate the room after painting.
  • The paramedic worked to ventilate the unconscious patient.

• Ventilation (noun): The provision of fresh air; the process of breathing.

  • The building's ventilation system is very efficient.

Synonyms

• Medical: Respirator, breathing machine.
• General: Fan, air vent, exhaust fan.

Related Phrases

• Mechanical ventilation: The formal medical term for the use of a ventilator.

  • The patient required mechanical ventilation due to severe pneumonia.

• Ventilator-dependent: Describing a person who relies on a ventilator to breathe.

  • The long-term care facility specializes in ventilator-dependent patients.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the word "ventilator" itself. The term is primarily technical.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
2. a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air

Từ đồng nghĩa

• breathing device
• breathing apparatus
• breathing machine