oxygen intake

collocation in English

meaningsofoxygenandintake

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oxygen
noun[U]
uk
/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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intake
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.teɪk/us
/ˈɪn.teɪk/
an act of taking in something, ...
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(Definition ofoxygenandintakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoxygen intake

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If he maintains sufficientoxygenintakeunder his own power, so be it.
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In other words, if you destroy or reduce theoxygenintakeyou increase the risk of cancer.
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In more serious cases, supplemental oxygen may be used to aid inoxygenintake.
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The lung is divided into two sections, and enables the bichirs to supplement theiroxygenintakeby taking gulps at the surface of the water.
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Many masks also have a built-inoxygenintaketube, allowing for administration of 50-60% oxygen.
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During such times, they have been observed to gulp air to increase theiroxygenintake.
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During the winter months, the newt enters a state of hibernation, its respiratory rate slowing, the amount ofoxygenintakedecreasing.
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Additionally, the particulates may reduceoxygenintakeby the lungs, potentially resulting in suffocation.
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In addition, mouth breathing is often associated with a decrease inoxygenintakeinto the lungs.
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Yawning may in fact reduceoxygenintakecompared to normal respiration.
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This crawling increases metabolic demands greatly, requiring they increase theiroxygenintakeby approximately 2.4 times the amount that is required for a resting octopus.
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It divides theoxygenintakeby the difference in oxygen content of aortic blood and mixed venous blood.
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Volume ofoxygenintakeis increased by increasing the cardiac output of the heart.
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Both types of lamellae are used to increase the amount ofoxygenintakeof the blood.
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The surgery allowed him to breathe through a once completely blocked nose thus increasing hisoxygenintakeby 30% by doctor's estimates.
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