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second gas effect

second gas effect noun: a phenomenon in which a rapid uptake of a large volume of a gas (e.g. nitrous oxide) taken up from alveoli into pulmonary capillary blood leads to an increase in the concentration of gases remaining in the alveoli.

Noun

second gas effect (plural second gas effects)

  1. A phenomenon in which a rapid uptake of a large volume of a gas (e.g. nitrous oxide) taken up from alveoli into pulmonary capillary blood leads to an increase in the concentration of gases remaining in the alveoli.
    • Coordinate term: concentration effect

Forms of second gas effect

pluralsecond gas effects

Questions about second gas effect

What does second gas effect mean?
Second gas effect means a phenomenon in which a rapid uptake of a large volume of a gas (e.g. nitrous oxide) taken up from alveoli into pulmonary capillary blood leads to an increase in the concentration of gases remaining in the alveoli.
What part of speech is second gas effect?
Second gas effect is a noun.
What is the plural of second gas effect?
The plural of second gas effect is second gas effects.

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