hyperbaric chamber

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Definition of hyperbaric chamber in English English dictionary

A vessel containing air at an elevated pressure, especially one used to administer oxygen to a patient

a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning

or decompression chamber or recompression chamber Sealed chamber supplying a high-pressure atmosphere. Breathing air at high pressure increases the oxygen level in tissues. This is used to inhibit growth of anaerobic bacteria (as in tetanus or gas gangrene); to increase the chance that babies with certain heart malformations will survive heart surgery; or to cause air bubbles (as in air embolism or decompression sickness) to be redissolved, carried to the lungs, and exhaled as pressure is gradually returned to normal

Related Terms

hyperbaric oxygen chamber

a pressurized vessel used to administer oxygen at elevated pressure

Hyphenation

hy·per·bar·ic cham·ber

Turkish pronunciation

haypırbärîk çeymbır

Pronunciation

/hīpərˈbärək ˈʧāmbər/ /haɪpɜrˈbɑːrɪk ˈʧeɪmbɜr/