hypoventilation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hypo- + ventilation.
Noun
[edit]hypoventilation (usually uncountable, plural hypoventilations)
- (medicine, pulmonology) Respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]respiratory depression
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Further reading
[edit]- “hypoventilation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.