underoxygenation

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, under- +‎ oxygen +‎ -ation.

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Noun

underoxygenation (uncountable)

1. (of living tissues or of ecological environments) The state of being underoxygenated.

   Antonyms: overoxygenation; hyperoxemia, hyperoxia

   Hyponyms: hypoxemia, hypoxia; anoxemia, anoxia

   Coordinate terms: normoxemia, normoxia

   • 2005, Stephen C. Cunnane, Survival of the Fattest: The Key to Human Brain Evolution, page 59:

     Because uterine contractions tend to compress the baby and restrict blood flow in some areas of the body during birthing, transient underoxygenation of brain (hypoxia) commonly occurs during birth.

   • 2016, Charles W Bamforth, Brewing Materials and Processes, page 80:

     Underoxygenation is a bigger concern than slight overoxygenation. The yeast will very quickly remove all of the oxygen from the wort when pitched.

   • 2021, Yogi Ramacharaka (William Walker Atkinson), Hatha Yoga:

     In imperfect or shallow breathing, only a portion of the lung cells are brought into play, and a great portion of the lung capacity is lost, the system suffering in proportion to the amount of underoxygenation.