hypoventilation

English

Etymology

hypo- +‎ ventilation

Noun

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.

Antonyms

hyperventilation

Derived terms

obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Translations

respiratory depression

Czech: hypoventilace f

Further reading

“hypoventilation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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