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View synonyms for hyperbaric chamber

hyperbaric chamber

noun

  1. a steel vessel in which atmospheric pressure can be raised or lowered by air compressors, used to treat divers or pilots afflicted with aeroembolism and to provide high-oxygen environments for certain medical treatments and operations.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperbaric chamber1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

For some people today, that quest includes things like sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, experimenting with cryotherapy or blasting oneself with infrared light.

We have like this giant hyperbaric chamber that looks like a spaceship.

The book opens with the tragic death of an autistic child in a hyperbaric chamber, and we spend the rest of the chapters trying to unravel just what happened that day.

She touted the advantages of soaking in a cool tub every day and even taking a nap in the hyperbaric chamber.

If I can, when I’m jet-lagged, I go straight there from the airport, because the hyperbaric chamber basically pumps so much oxygen into your body and helps you defeat jet lag.

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