单词 | bronchitis kettle |
释义 | > as lemmasbronchitis kettle bronchitis kettle n. a kettle with a long tube and a detachable medicator used for keeping the atmosphere of a room humid and for giving a medicated vapour inhalation to a patient in a case of bronchitis. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other medical equipment > [noun] > kettle croup-kettlea1884 bronchitis kettle1886 steam-kettle1890 1886 Cassell's Family Mag. Jan. 127/2 (heading) New Bronchitis Kettle. 1888 W. Marcet in Royal Meteorol. Soc. May On the measurement of the increase of Humidity in rooms by the emission of Steam from the so-called Bronchitis Kettle. 1896 Lancet 18 Apr. 1056/1 The unfortunate patient is kept in a room with the atmosphere saturated with moisture from a bronchitis kettle. < as lemmas |
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