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.

Origin of hyperbaric chamber

First recorded in 1960–65

Also called recompression chamber, decompression chamber.

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hyperbaric chamber in Medicine

hyperbaric chamber

n.

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

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