Oxygen-mask


noun
1.
a masklike device placed or worn over the nose and mouth when inhaling supplementary oxygen from an attached tank.
noun
1.
a device, worn over the nose and mouth, to which oxygen is supplied from a cylinder or other source: used to aid breathing

oxygen mask n.
A masklike device that is placed over the mouth and nose and through which oxygen is supplied from an attached storage tank.

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