oxygen mask
noun
: a device worn over the nose and mouth through which oxygen is supplied from a storage tank
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Typical treatment uses an oxygen mask or hyperbaric chamber to overwhelm the body with oxygen, pushing the carbon monoxide molecules off the hemoglobin cells so that oxygen can attach instead.
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Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
The fruit, which was dotted with red food dye, had just had surgery, Nelson told his mom, and the oxygen mask was helping the banana recover.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
The two were wearing helmet oxygen masks and reported smelling an odor followed by smoke intrusion into the cockpit.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
Think of psychological safety like the instructions before a flight takes off: Secure your own oxygen mask before helping others.
—Sunny Nandwani, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
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Sara Novak, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2025
The fruit, which was dotted with red food dye, had just had surgery, Nelson told his mom, and the oxygen mask was helping the banana recover.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2025
The two were wearing helmet oxygen masks and reported smelling an odor followed by smoke intrusion into the cockpit.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
Think of psychological safety like the instructions before a flight takes off: Secure your own oxygen mask before helping others.
—Sunny Nandwani, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for oxygen mask
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“Oxygen mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxygen%20mask. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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