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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A canopy placed over the head and shoulders or over the entire body of a patient to provide oxygen at a higher level than normal.
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- noun medicine A
canopy for thehead andshoulders , or a similarenclosure for the whole body, within whichair having a higher than normal supply of oxygen can be administered to apatient .
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