oxygen tent

noun

A canopy for the head and shoulders, or a similar enclosure for the whole body, within which air having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to a patient.

Meanings

nounoxygen tent (plural oxygen tents)

plural oxygen tents

  1. medicineA canopy for the head and shoulders, or a similar enclosure for the whole body, within which air having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to a patient.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氧幕
  • 氧幕 (yǎngmù)canopy within which air having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to a patient
Finnish happiteltta
  • happitelttacanopy within which air having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to a patient
Polish namiot tlenowy
  • namiot tlenowycanopy within which air having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to a patient
Russian кислоро́дная пала́тка
  • кислоро́дная пала́тка (kisloródnaja palátka)canopy within which air having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to a patient
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