oxygen tent

noun

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

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Origin of oxygen tent

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby oxygen tent

oxygen deficit, oxygen demand, oxygen effect, oxygen lance, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, oxygen toxicity, oxygen weed, oxygen-deprivation theory of narcosis, oxygenase, oxygenate
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British Dictionary definitions for oxygen tent

oxygen tent

noun

med a transparent enclosure covering a bedridden patient, into which oxygen is released to help maintain respiration
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Medical definitions for oxygen tent

oxygen tent

n.

A canopy placed over the head and shoulders or over the entire body of a patient to provide oxygen at a higher level than normal.
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