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blow-bottles

blow-bot·tles

(blō bot'ĕlz)

A device consisting of two 1-L bottles connected to a tube used to prevent atelectasis and maintain lung expansion in postsurgical patients. The patient forces water from one bottle to another with a series of slow exhalations, each preceded by a deep inhalation.
See also: incentive spirometer

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

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