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decooling

decooling is the present participle and gerund of decool.

Meaning of decool

Verb

decool (third-person singular simple present decools, present participle decooling, simple past and past participle decooled)

  1. (rare, transitive) To restore (a patient) to normothermia after the hypothermic phase of targeted temperature management.

Noun

decooling (uncountable)

  1. (gerund) The process of gradually restoring normothermia after the hypothermic phase of targeted temperature management.
    • Design: A review of current literature describing methods of performing therapeutic temperature management and neuromonitoring during the cooling, maintenance, and decooling periods.2009 July, DB Seder, TE Van der Kloot, “Methods of cooling: practical aspects of therapeutic temperature management.”, in Critical care medicine, volume 37, number 7 Suppl, →DOI, →PMID, page S211-S222
    Synonyms:
    rewarming

Synonyms of decooling

Origin of decooling

From de- + cooling or de- + cool + -ing; see decool § Etymology.

Questions about decooling

What does decooling mean?
Decooling means the process of gradually restoring normothermia after the hypothermic phase of targeted temperature management.
What is decooling the present participle and gerund of?
Decooling is the present participle and gerund of decool.
What part of speech is decooling?
Decooling is a noun.

Words near decooling in the dictionary

  1. deconvolves
  2. deconvolving
  3. DeCook
  4. decool
  5. decooled
  6. decooling
  7. decools
  8. decoordinate
  9. decoordinated
  10. decoordinates
  11. decoordinating

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