oxygen tent

noun

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

Origin of oxygen tent

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby oxygen tent

oxygen deficit, oxygen demand, oxygen effect, oxygen lance, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, oxygen toxicity, oxygen weed, oxygen-deprivation theory of narcosis, oxygenase, oxygenate

British Dictionary definitions for oxygen tent

oxygen tent

noun

med a transparent enclosure covering a bedridden patient, into which oxygen is released to help maintain respiration

Medical definitions for oxygen tent

oxygen tent

n.

A canopy placed over the head and shoulders or over the entire body of a patient to provide oxygen at a higher level than normal.