ALL meanings of iron lung
i·ron lung
I i - noun iron lung a chamberlike respirator, formerly used in the treatment of poliomyelitis, that encloses the whole body except the head and in which alternate pulsations of high and low pressure induce normal breathing movements or force air into and out of the lungs. 1
- noun iron lung metal breathing apparatus 1
- noun iron lung an airtight metal cylinder enclosing the entire body up to the neck and providing artificial respiration when the respiratory muscles are paralysed, as by poliomyelitis 0
- noun iron lung a gas container used in dispensing beer 0
- noun iron lung a large metal respirator that encloses all of the body but the head, used for maintaining artificial respiration in a person who has difficulty in breathing as a result of poliomyelitis, gas poisoning, etc. 0