Hypoventilation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hypoventilation is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Word Forms
- hypoventilations
Antonyms for hypoventilation
Common opposites include hyperventilation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obesity, underventilation, tachypnoea, hypopnea, hypoapnea, hypoxemia.
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