oxygenation (redirected from oxygenated)

oxygenation /ox·y·gen·a·tion/ (ok?si-je-na´shun)

1. the act or process of adding oxygen.

2. the result of having oxygen added.

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extracorporeal membrane oxygenation  (ECMO) a technique for providing respiratory support for newborns, in which the blood is circulated through an artificial lung consisting of two compartments separated by a gas-permeable membrane, with the blood on one side and the ventilating gas on the other.

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ox·y·gen·a·tion (ks-j-nshn)

n.

The addition of oxygen to a chemical substance or physical system.

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oxygenation

saturation with oxygen.

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hyperbaric oxygenation

exposure to oxygen under conditions of greatly increased pressure See also hyperbaric oxygenation.