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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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But Beckham made a remarkable recovery following treatment in an oxygen tent to lead his side to the quarter-finals, where they were beaten 2-1 by eventual winners Brazil.

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When I think of the place, I remember the pediatric ward with its peeling paint, rats scurrying between dilapidated buildings, and a toddler with measles we found dead one morning under her oxygen tent.

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

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As I lay in an oxygen tent in the intensive care unit, I had a drainage tube connected to my lungs.

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To prepare, he slept in an oxygen tent to simulate the thin air.

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