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iron lung

/ˈaɪərn lʌŋ/

翻译: 一种大型气密的金属舱,患者的身体被密闭在其中,只露出头部,通过舱内负压使肺部扩张和收缩以辅助呼吸;历史上曾用于治疗因脊髓灰质炎导致呼吸麻痹的患者。

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/ˈaɪərn lʌŋ/C1formalmedical
  • zh一种大型气密的金属舱,患者的身体被密闭在其中,只露出头部,通过舱内负压使肺部扩张和收缩以辅助呼吸;历史上曾用于治疗因脊髓灰质炎导致呼吸麻痹的患者。

A large, airtight metal chamber that encloses a patient's body up to the neck, using negative air pressure to force the lungs to expand and contract, historically used to treat polio patients with respiratory paralysis.

  1. Medical respirator deviceC1formal

    A large, sealed metal chamber that encloses a patient's body up to the neck, using negative air pressure to force the lungs to expand and contract, used primarily for polio patients.

    zh铁肺

    • During the polio epidemic, many patients relied on an iron lung to breathe.
    • The iron lung was a life-saving invention before modern ventilators.
    • He spent years in an iron lung after contracting polio as a child.