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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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Nearby words

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

Origin of hyperbaric chamber

First recorded in 1960–65
Also called recompression chamber, decompression chamber.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine definitions for hyperbaric chamber

hyperbaric chamber

n.

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