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Meaning of overoxygenate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To oxygenate excessively, that is, to give (a patient) too much oxygen therapy.

Examples

“If an attempt is made to use a low-flow oxygen device when a patient is in a labile period, the respiratory therapist will be unable to accurately adjust the oxygen flow to compensate for rapid changes in breathing pattern and may either overoxygenate or underoxygenate the patient.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

overoxygenated overoxygenates overoxygenating overpack overpackage overpackaged

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