: a canopy which can be placed over a bedridden person and within which a flow of oxygen can be maintained
Example Sentences
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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