[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

iron lung \i"ron lung"\, n.
   a steel chamber, usually cylindrical, enclosing the entire
   body of a person except for the head, used to assist
   respiration for people suffering from disease, especially
   poliomyelitis. a reciprocating piston at the end causes
   alternating high and low pressure inside, which forces or
   assists the breathing of the patient within.
   pjc

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

iron lung
     n : respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a
         chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into
         and out of the lungs thus providing artificial
         respiration

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

41 moby thesaurus words for "iron lung":
   aqua-lung, artificial respiration, aspiration, asthmatic wheeze,
   breath, breath of air, breathing, broken wind, cough, exhalation,
   expiration, exsufflation, gasp, gulp, hack, hiccup, inhalation,
   inhalator, inspiration, insufflation, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation,
   oxygen mask, oxygen tent, pant, puff, respiration, resuscitator,
   scuba, sigh, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snoring, snuff,
   snuffle, sternutation, stertor, suspiration, wheeze, wind

Crimping Iron >> C Words
Crimping Iron, definition of term: Crimping Iron
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Curling Iron >> C Words
Curling Iron, definition of term: Curling Iron
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Corrugated Iron >> C Words
Corrugated Iron, definition of term: Corrugated Iron
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Cast Iron >> C Words
Cast Iron, definition of term: Cast Iron
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Black Lung >> B Words
Black Lung, definition of term: Black Lung
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Branding Iron >> B Words
Branding Iron, definition of term: Branding Iron
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Angle Iron >> A Words
Angle Iron, definition of term: Angle Iron
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