overoxygenation

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English

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, over- +‎ oxygen +‎ -ation.

Noun

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overoxygenation (uncountable)

  1. (of living tissues or of ecological environments) The state of being overoxygenated; especially, in health care, too much oxygen therapy, typically in patients with pulmonary disease.
    Antonyms: underoxygenation; hypoxemia, hypoxia; anoxemia, anoxia
    Hyponyms: hyperoxemia, hyperoxia
    Coordinate terms: normoxemia, normoxia