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Hyperbaric chamber Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
(*) A chamber used to induce an increase in ambient pressure as would occur in descending below sea level, in a water or air environment. It is the only type of chamber suitable for use in the treatment of decompression sickness in flying or diving. Also called compression chamber; diving chamber; recompression chamber.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Hyperbaric chamber Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A diving chamber has two main functions:
- as a simpler form of submersible vessel to take divers underwater and to provide a temporary base and retrieval system in the depths;
- as a land or ship-based hyperbaric chamber to artificially reproduce the conditions under the sea (pressures above normal atmospheric pressure) for diving-related and non-diving medical applications such as hyperbaric medicine).
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Hyperbaric medicine, also known as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), is the medical use of oxygen at a level higher than atmospheric pressure. The equipment required consists of a pressure chamber, which may be of rigid or flexible construction, and a means of delivering 100% oxygen. Operation is performed to a predetermined schedule by trained personnel who monitor the patient and may adjust the schedule as required. HBOT found early use in the treatment of decompression sickness. But it has also shown great effectiveness in treating conditions such as gas gangrene and carbon monoxide poisoning. More recent research has examined the possibility that it may also have value for other conditions such as cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis, but no significant evidence has been found.
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Hyperbaric chamber Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Air-tight chamber that can simulate the ambient pressure at altitude or at depth; used for treating decompression illness.
Hyperbaric chamber Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hyperbaric chamber Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
(hypernym) chamber
