hyperbaric chamber

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbaric chamber¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

“Then we’d part ways for a few hours,” Mr. Smith notes, “one of us in a hyperbaric chamber designed to extend life and the other slamming premium spirits to numb it.”

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For some people today, that quest includes things like sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, experimenting with cryotherapy or blasting oneself with infrared light.

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We have like this giant hyperbaric chamber that looks like a spaceship.

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The book opens with the tragic death of an autistic child in a hyperbaric chamber, and we spend the rest of the chapters trying to unravel just what happened that day.

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She touted the advantages of soaking in a cool tub every day and even taking a nap in the hyperbaric chamber.

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