n. [ L. pulmo lung + E. motor. ] An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping oxygen or air or a mixture of the two into and out of the lungs, as of a person who has been asphyxiated by drowning, breathing poisonous gases, or the like, or of one who has been stunned by an electrical shock. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ L. ]
a. [ Cf. F. pulsatoire. ] Capable of pulsating; throbbing. Sir H. Wotton. . [ 1913 Webster ]