rescue

(res′kū″)

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1. To free a person from a hazardous situation such as entrapment in an automobile, trench, cave, or burning building, or from the site of a hazardous material spill.
2. To restore an organ to its normal function after an illness or a treatment that has damaged it.
3. In asthma care, to provide immediate symptom relief.

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