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oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
Examples of oxygen mask in a Sentence
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The woman, who is dressed in a blue hospital gown, struggles to breathe, but there is no oxygen mask over her face and no doctor nearby.
—Rozina Ali, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2020
The ambulance pulled into the hospital’s emergency bay, sirens blaring, and Veliz handed the patient over to a team of waiting doctors, who wheeled her inside, strapping IVs and pulling an oxygen mask over her face.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
In the summer of 2016, dozens of the overhead units that contain the reading light and the air vent and, inside, the oxygen masks that are supposed to drop down in an emergency ended up in the MRSA.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 2 July 2024
Since then, the requirements have been updated to include guidance on ditching procedures for water landings and oxygen mask operation.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1920, in the meaning defined above
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“Oxygen mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20mask. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
Medical Definition
oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
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