hyperbaric chamber
noun
a steel vessel in which atmospheric pressure can be raised or lowered by air compressors, used to treat divers or pilots afflicted with aeroembolism and to provide high-oxygen environments for certain medical treatments and operations.
Origin of hyperbaric chamber
1First recorded in 1960–65
- Also called recompression chamber, decompression chamber.
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How to use hyperbaric chamber in a sentence
Prater worked quickly to get more oxygen tanks to the ER and to set up emergency triage protocols to prioritize the hospital’s limited hyperbaric chambers.
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