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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
hyperalgesia, hyperalimentation, hyperanakinesia, hyperaphia, hyperbaric, hyperbaric chamber, hyperbaton, hyperbilirubinemia, hyperbola, hyperbole, hyperbolic
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