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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
He was put in an oxygen tent, sharing a bed with another child who died.
—Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024
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
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“Oxygen tent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20tent. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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