underoxygenation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
By surface analysis, under- + oxygen + -ation.
Meanings
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(of living tissues or of ecological environments, uncountable) The state of being underoxygenated.
In imperfect or shallow breathing, only a portion of the lung cells are brought into play, and a great portion of the lung capacity is lost, the system suffering in proportion to the amount of underoxygenation.
2021, Yogi Ramacharaka (William Walker Atkinson), Hatha Yoga:Because uterine contractions tend to compress the baby and restrict blood flow in some areas of the body during birthing, transient underoxygenation of brain (hypoxia) commonly occurs during birth.
2005, Stephen C. Cunnane, Survival of the Fattest: The Key to Human Brain Evolution, page 59:Underoxygenation is a bigger concern than slight overoxygenation. The yeast will very quickly remove all of the oxygen from the wort when pitched.
2016, Charles W Bamforth, Brewing Materials and Processes, page 80:
Antonyms
hyperoxemia · hyperoxia · overoxygenation