oxygen tent

noun

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

oxygen tent

noun

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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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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