Definitions of aerophore:
- noun: (botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
- noun: (medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
- noun: (historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
- noun: (historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
- noun: (underwater diving, historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
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