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underoxygenate

underoxygenate verb: to oxygenate insufficiently.

Verb

underoxygenate (third-person singular simple present underoxygenates, present participle underoxygenating, simple past and past participle underoxygenated)

  1. (transitive) To oxygenate insufficiently.
    • If an attempt is made to use a low-flow oxygen device when a patient is in a labile period, the respiratory therapist will be unable to accurately adjust the oxygen flow to compensate for rapid changes in breathing pattern and may either overoxygenate or underoxygenate the patient.1991 May, Jonathon W Gietzen, “Blood Gas Corner #29—A Case of Oxygen-Induced Hypoventilation”, in Respiratory Care, volume 36, number 5, American Association for Respiratory Care, →ISSN, page 433
    Antonyms:
    overoxygenate

underoxygenate meaning in Bengali

underoxygenate in Bengali

অপর্যাপ্তভাবে অক্সিজেন সরবরাহ করা

Antonyms of underoxygenate

Forms of underoxygenate

third-person singular presentunderoxygenates
present participleunderoxygenating
past participleunderoxygenated
pastunderoxygenated

Origin of underoxygenate

From under- + oxygenate.

Questions about underoxygenate

What does underoxygenate mean?
Underoxygenate means to oxygenate insufficiently.
What is underoxygenate in Bengali?
Underoxygenate in Bengali is অপর্যাপ্তভাবে অক্সিজেন সরবরাহ করা. See Underoxygenate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is underoxygenate?
Underoxygenate is a verb.
What is the past tense of underoxygenate?
The past tense of underoxygenate is underoxygenated.

Words near underoxygenate in the dictionary

  1. underossified
  2. underoxidize
  3. underoxidized
  4. underoxidizes
  5. underoxidizing
  6. underoxygenate
  7. underoxygenated
  8. underoxygenation
  9. underpack
  10. underpackage
  11. underpackaged

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