underoxygenateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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underoxygenate (三人称単数 現在形 underoxygenates, 現在分詞 underoxygenating, 過去形および過去分詞形 underoxygenated)

1. (transitive) To oxygenate insufficiently.

   Antonym: overoxygenate

   • 1991 May, Jonathon W Gietzen, “Blood Gas Corner #29—A Case of Oxygen-Induced Hypoventilation”, in Respiratory Care, volume 36, number 5, American Association for Respiratory Care, →ISSN, page 433:

     If an attempt is made to use a low-flow oxygen device when a patient is in a labile period, the respiratory therapist will be unable to accurately adjust the oxygen flow to compensate for rapid changes in breathing pattern and may either overoxygenate or underoxygenate the patient.

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