oxygen tent

noun

: a canopy which can be placed over a bedridden person and within which a flow of oxygen can be maintained

Examples of oxygen tent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Administer supplemental oxygen if ordered by the healthcare provider: This can be given through a mask, nasal prongs, or an oxygen tent. Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2023 Some children may need to use an oxygen tent. Jen Christensen, CNN, 23 Oct. 2022 Petey ended up spending several days in an animal ICU, part of that time in an oxygen tent. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022 Like asthma, hospitalized, oxygen tent, pneumonia, inhaler allergic? Maria Lopez, cleveland, 29 July 2021 Nine days after filming started he was hospitalized, sitting under an oxygen tent. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 14 Aug. 2019 The president was placed in an oxygen tent, the usual hospital treatment of the time. Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oxygen tent was in 1925

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“Oxygen tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20tent. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

oxygen tent

noun
: a flexible enclosure which can be placed over and around a person in bed and within which a flow of oxygen can be maintained

Medical Definition

oxygen tent

noun
: a canopy which can be placed over a bedridden person and within which a flow of oxygen can be maintained
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