: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe nurse slapped an oxygen mask over her nose and mouth and reached out to the doctor in charge.New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022 The 39-second video showed a conscious man, lying in a bed with an oxygen mask on his face and ended with a close-up on what appeared to be an Israeli ID card bearing the name and photo of one of the civilian captives, Hisham al-Sayed. Reuters, NBC News, 29 June 2022 Inside the room came the steady whoosh of air getting pushed into her lungs by an oxygen mask that obscured her face. Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021 Put on your own oxygen mask before helping anyone else—shrewd advice for leadership in the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) age. Gina Lodge, Forbes, 5 May 2022 One of the photos shows her wearing an oxygen mask while reading a book with her daughter. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022 Blood was dripping down his throat and into his oxygen mask. Tim Carman, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2022 An oxygen mask placed tightly over her face was filled with smoke. Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2022 Inside, Rostam found Shabir hooked up to an oxygen mask. Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank