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Bohr effect
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Bohr effect
n.
The influence of carbon dioxide on the oxygen dissociation curve of blood. The shift of the curve to the right means a reduction in the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen.
Bohr effect
displacement of the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve by a change in carbon dioxide tension.


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