hypoventilation

English

Etymology

hypo- +‎ ventilation

Noun

hypoventilation (usually uncountable, plural hypoventilations)

1. (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.

Antonyms

• hyperventilation

Derived terms

• obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Translations

respiratory depression

• Czech: hypoventilace f

Further reading

• “hypoventilation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.