oxygen deprivation

collocation in English

meaningsofoxygenanddeprivation

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oxygen
noun[U]
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/ˈɒk.sɪ.dʒən/us
/ˈɑːk.sɪ.dʒən/
a chemical element that is a gas with no smell or colour. Oxygen forms a large part of the air on earth, and is needed by animals and plants ...
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deprivation
noun[C or U]
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/ˌdep.rɪˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/
a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a ...
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(Definition ofoxygenanddeprivationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In particular, they show that the risk for schizophrenia increases linearly with the severity (or likelihood) of fetaloxygendeprivation.
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No matter how healthy an individual infant, child, or adult may be, neurological impairment will result fromoxygendeprivationof a particular duration.
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Phytotoxicity issues with compost have been reported previously to result from other factors, including heavy metal content, soluble salts, organic acids andoxygendeprivationrelated to incomplete decomposition.
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In such individuals, the hemoglobin in red blood cells is extremely sensitive tooxygendeprivation, which results in shorter life expectancy.
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Ifoxygendeprivationis prolonged, it may cause permanent neurological damage (for instance, cerebral palsy) or death.
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Peripheral collapses usually involve abnormally low blood pressure and result in collapsed arteries and/or veins, leading tooxygendeprivationto tissues, organs, and limbs.
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He started suffering labored breathing,oxygendeprivation, swelling in the lower body, and bouts of unconsciousness.
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She appeared to be half-conscious, affected byoxygendeprivationand frostbite.
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Although nitric oxide also has vasodilator properties, it is not released by the cells duringoxygendeprivation.
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Many inhalants act primarily as asphyxiant gases, with their primary effect due tooxygendeprivation.
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Notably, even a small drop in temperature encourages cell membrane stability during periods ofoxygendeprivation.
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Brugger reports that mountain climbers who have experiencedoxygendeprivationat about have reported feeling a presence or having an out-of-body experience.
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Unbeknownst to the company, the pulse oximeter was also being used to monitoroxygendeprivationin patients under anesthesia in operating rooms.
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Prolongedoxygendeprivationto the brain, hypoxia, may result in posthypoxic myoclonus.
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The fetus had suffered fromoxygendeprivationand was suspected to be non-viable.
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The road inclination of 4.5% andoxygendeprivationdue to altitude make the crossing difficult for both vehicles and people.
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The term also includesoxygendeprivationdue to obstructions in the lungs.
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You may even suffer a heart attack from the stress or damage to the lungs and brain from inhalation of water andoxygendeprivation.
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Oxygendeprivationmay occur from either cord prolapse or prolonged compression of the cord during birth, as in head entrapment.
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