hyperbaric chamber

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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.

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Also called recompression chamber, decompression chamber.

Origin of hyperbaric chamber

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby hyperbaric chamber

hyperalimentation, hyperamylasemia, hyperanakinesia, hyperaphia, hyperbaric, hyperbaric chamber, hyperbaric oxygen, hyperbarism, hyperbaton, hyperbetalipoproteinemia, hyperbilirubinemia

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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This is the Mexico that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and most major U.S. corporations, are eager to call amigo.
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As one walks from chamber to chamber, a number of things become abundantly clear.
The Virgin Mary Lookbook|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Get a thrill, get off a lucky shot, take home a trophy, put it up in a secret chamber of our heart.
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He thus appointed Strauss to the post of president of the Reich Chamber of Music in 1933.
Top Nazis And Their Complicated Relationship With Artists|William O’Connor|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then she went into a secret chamber where no one was allowed to enter.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In passing to her own chamber she met the Emperor, and, in the agitation of her maternal fears, told him all that had passed.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The Princess was pale and thin; and, though dressed superbly, seemed fitter for her chamber.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
By the last-mentioned staircase access is obtained by the general public to the Council Chamber.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
Why, he ordered his chamber-maid to bring him some soap and warm water, that he might wash the sour krout off his hands.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
It was still in the verge of possibility that his son might seek his father in that dismal chamber.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

Medical definitions for hyperbaric chamber

hyperbaric chamber

A compartment capable of high-pressure oxygenation, used to treat decompression sickness and anaerobic infections.

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