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underventilation

underventilation noun: insufficient breathing.

Noun

underventilation (uncountable)

  1. insufficient breathing

Origin of underventilation

From under- + ventilation.

Questions about underventilation

What does underventilation mean?
Underventilation means insufficient breathing.
What part of speech is underventilation?
Underventilation is a noun.

Words near underventilation in the dictionary

  1. undervegetation
  2. undervent
  3. undervented
  4. underventilate
  5. underventilated
  6. underventilation
  7. underventing
  8. undervents
  9. underverse
  10. underverses
  11. undervest

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