oxygen tent

American  

noun

1. a small tentlike canopy placed over a sick person for delivering and maintaining a flow of oxygen at critical periods.

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oxygen tent British  

noun

1. med a transparent enclosure covering a bedridden patient, into which oxygen is released to help maintain respiration

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Etymology

Origin of oxygen tent

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

She allowed frightened children to bring pet parakeets, rabbits and hamsters into the oxygen tent or radiation chamber.

From Washington Post • Sep. 29, 2022

Though graced with a wonderfully sweet boy-girl romance, “50/50” is, like the comedian Tom Green’s 2001 cancer special on MTV, a spiky elbow in the oxygen tent, decidedly more graphic and blunt than other works.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2011

The Premiership player of the year had been sleeping in an oxygen tent in the hope of speeding up his recovery from a hairline leg fracture.

From BBC • May 18, 2011

Tiny animals can sometimes be saved by using the mask as an "oxygen tent."

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2011

I thought Dad might be under an oxygen tent or lying in a bed coughing up blood into a white handkerchief, but after a minute, he came hurrying down the hall.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls