hyperoxia
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hyperoxia
[hi″per-ok´se-ah]an abnormally increased supply or concentration of oxygen.
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hy·per·ox·i·a
(hī'pĕr-ok'sē-ă),1. An increased amount of oxygen in tissues and organs.
2. A greater oxygen tension than normal, such as that produced by breathing air or oxygen at pressures greater than 1 atmosphere.
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hyperoxia
(hī′pər-ŏk′sē-ə)n.
1. An excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
2. A higher than normal oxygen tension, such as that produced by breathing air or oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressures.
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hy·per·ox·i·a
(hī'pĕr-ok'sē-ă)1. An increased amount of oxygen in tissues and organs.
2. A greater oxygen tension than normal.
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hy·per·ox·i·a
(hī'pĕr-ok'sē-ă)1. An increased amount of oxygen in tissues and organs.
2. A greater oxygen tension than normal.
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