Heliox

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Heliox

An early generation breathing gas consisting of varying concentration of oxygen and helium which was first used successfully in the mid-1920s with a 20:80 O2:He ratio

heliox

Clinical therapeutics A mixture of O₂ and helium used to treat obstructive lung disease. See COPD.

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