hypoventilation
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Etymology edit
hypo- + ventilation
Noun edit
hypoventilation (usually uncountable, plural hypoventilations)
- (medicine, pulmonology) Respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.
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respiratory depression
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Further reading edit
- “hypoventilation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.