See Also: chalicothere(dictionary)

ventilator (oh) and chalicothere (iou)


ventilator (oh)



a piece of equipment that puts fresh air into a room, building etc
-see also fan fan
a piece of equipment that pumps air into and out of someone's lungs
on a ventilator
::He was put on a ventilator but died two hours later.

chalicothere (iou)



chalicothere noun. E20.
[from mod. Latin Chalicotherium genus name, from Greek khalik-, khalix gravel + therion wild animal.]
Palaeontology. A perissodactyl of the extinct family Chalicotheriidae, similar to a horse but with clawed feet.