hyperbaric chamber
noun
a steel vessel in which atmospheric pressure can be raised or lowered by air compressors, used to treat divers or pilots afflicted with aeroembolism and to provide high-oxygen environments for certain medical treatments and operations.
Also called
recompression chamber,
decompression chamber.
Origin of hyperbaric chamber
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby hyperbaric chamber
hyperalimentation,
hyperamylasemia,
hyperanakinesia,
hyperaphia,
hyperbaric,
hyperbaric chamber,
hyperbaric oxygen,
hyperbarism,
hyperbaton,
hyperbetalipoproteinemia,
hyperbilirubinemia
Medical definitions for hyperbaric chamber
hyperbaric chamber
n.
A compartment capable of high-pressure oxygenation, used to treat decompression sickness and anaerobic infections.