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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of oxygen tent1

First recorded in 1920–25

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