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Hypobaric chamber Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
(*) A chamber used to induce a decrease in ambient pressure as would occur in ascending to altitude. This type of chamber is primarily used for training and experimental purposes. Also called altitude chamber; decompression chamber.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Hypobaric chamber Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A hypobaric chamber, or altitude chamber, is a chamber used during aerospace or high terrestrial altitude research or training to simulate the effects of high altitude on the human body, especially hypoxia (low oxygen) and hypobaria (low ambient air pressure). Some chambers also control for temperature and relative humidity.
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