It was this latter manifestation of the disease that led to the development of theironlungas an artificial respirator during the 1950s.
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Suppose anironlungwas required—they are now being used in connection with certain types of disease—and had to be brought from a distance.
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I would describe our position as being not unlike that of a man in anironlung.
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Is it not a fact that at the last meeting of the city council prior to the elections the council turned down the proposed purchase of anironlung?
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The device has been compared to anironlung, but it did not utilize negative pressure.
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He spent one year inside anironlungfor treatment.
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A polio patient with paralyzed lungs could spend up to a week inside anironlung.
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He spent eight months in a negative pressure ventilator (anironlung).
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She had a long period of rehabilitation, including much time spent in anironlung.
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He slept in anironlungat night and often rested there during the day.
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Odell was one of the longest time users of anironlung, being confined to it for nearly 60 years.
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His physical endurance, the "ironlung", was one of his major assets.
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The sound of theironlungis an accordion's air release valve.
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She caught polio, aged four, and spent several months in anironlung.
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She preferred theironlungto newer ventilators as it didn't require intubation, surgery, or hospitalization.
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