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oxygen tent

noun

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


oxygen tent

noun

  1. med a transparent enclosure covering a bedridden patient, into which oxygen is released to help maintain respiration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxygen tent1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

Just 24 hours later, the American people were informed that their war-hero president was in an oxygen tent at Fitzsimons Army Hospital being treated by one of the best cardiologists in the country.

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