underoxygenate
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underoxygenate
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From under- + oxygenate.
verb underoxygenates · underoxygenating · underoxygenated
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To oxygenate insufficiently.
If an attempt is made to use a low-flow oxygen device when a patient is in a labile period, the respiratory therapist will be unable to accurately adjust the oxygen flow to compensate for rapid changes in breathing pattern and may either overoxygenate or underoxygenate the patient.
Opposite: overoxygenate
Talk about this word "underoxygenate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/underoxygenate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. underoxygenate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/underoxygenate "underoxygenate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/underoxygenate.Cite this
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title = {underoxygenate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underoxygenate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
