HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION
\hˌa͡ɪpəbˈaɹɪk ˌɒksɪd͡ʒənˈe͡ɪʃən], \hˌaɪpəbˈaɹɪk ˌɒksɪdʒənˈeɪʃən], \h_ˌaɪ_p_ə_b_ˈa_ɹ_ɪ_k ˌɒ_k_s_ɪ_dʒ_ə_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The therapeutic intermittent administration of oxygen in a chamber at greater than sea-level atmospheric pressures (three atmospheres). It is considered effective treatment for air and gas embolisims, smoke inhalation, acute carbon monoxide poisoning, caisson disease, clostridial gangrene, etc. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
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