aerophore
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
noun
Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
noun
A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
noun
A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
noun
A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
Example Sentences
- "Segments with more than 25 pairs of veins; indusium minute, ciliate. soon disappearing; a linear-attenuate brown aerophore present at base of each pinna 16."
- "In most species the dorsolateral aerophore line is conspicuous throughout the length of the stipe, generally being somewhat paler in colour than the surrounding tissue."
- "The Aerophore was attached as soon as respiration ceased and was continued for three minutes at which time the animal began to breathe spontaneously."
- "The first apparatus used for intermittent positive pressure ventilation was the “aerophore pulmonaire,” developed by French obstetrician Gairal and made known to the public in 1897."
- "The mouths and noses of the rats were covered with an aerophore to allow them to breathe in the water."
- "In the late 1800's Gairal, a French obstetrician, developed the “aerophore pulmonaire” which provided intermittent positive pressure ventilation of newborn infants."
Etymology
From aero- + -phore.