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Drinker respirator (medicine) and amygdaloid tubercle (medicine)


Drinker respirator (medicine)


Drinker respirator


A mechanical respirator in which the body except the head is encased within a metal tank, which is sealed at the neck with an airtight gasket; artificial respiration is induced by making the air pressure inside negative.

Synonym: iron lung, tank respirator.


amygdaloid tubercle (medicine)


amygdaloid tubercle


A projection from the roof of the anterior end-portion of the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle, marking the location of the amygdaloid nucleus.