Definitions for oxygen tent

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ox′ygen tent`(n.)

  1. a small transparent canopy placed over a patient for delivering an increased concentration of oxygen.

    Category: Medicine

Origin of oxygen tent:

1920–25

Wiktionary

  1. 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.


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