Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underoxygenation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ox-y-gena-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being underoxygenated.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because uterine contractions tend to compress the baby and restrict blood flow in some areas of the body during birthing, transient underoxygenation of brain (hypoxia) commonly occurs during birth."
"Underoxygenation is a bigger concern than slight overoxygenation. The yeast will very quickly remove all of the oxygen from the wort when pitched."
"In imperfect or shallow breathing, only a portion of the lung cells are brought into play, and a great portion of the lung capacity is lost, the system suffering in proportion to the amount of underoxygenation."

Etymology

By surface analysis, under- + oxygen + -ation.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

normoxemia normoxia

Antonyms

overoxygenation hyperoxemia hyperoxia

Questions

What does underoxygenation mean?: The state of being underoxygenated.
Where does underoxygenation come from?: By surface analysis, under- + oxygen + -ation.

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