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What is an aerophore?

What is an aerophore? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
  2. (historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
  3. (botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
  4. (historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
  5. (medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
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The aerophore will be placed in operation some time during the coming season by the Great Lakes Radio Telephone Company, in conjunction with the wireless telephone.
Predecessor of modern scuba was the 1865 aerophore invention of Rouquayrol and Denayrouze.
Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze invented the aerophore in 1865. Their creation is considered the source of modern scuba equipment.
The Aerophore is inevitably to be installed at countless danger points all along the sea and lake coasts, lighthouses, at the mouths of rivers, harbors, etc.
In most species the dorsolateral aerophore line is conspicuous throughout the length of the stipe, generally being somewhat paler in colour than the surrounding tissue.
The Aerophore was attached as soon as respiration ceased and was continued for three minutes at which time the animal began to breathe spontaneously.

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