to oxygenate the blood

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• oxygenate — oxygenation, n. oxygenator, n. /ok si jeuh nayt /, v.t., oxygenated, oxygenating. to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood. [1780 90; OXYGEN + ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

• oxygenate — ox•y•gen•ate [[t]ˈɒk sɪ dʒəˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing chem. to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood[/ex] • Etymology: 1780–90 ox y•gen•a′tion, n. ox′y•gen•a tor, n …   From formal English to slang

• Blood substitutes — Blood substitutes, often called artificial blood, are used to fill fluid volume and/or carry oxygen and other blood gases in the cardiovascular system. Although commonly used, the term is not accurate since human blood performs many important… …   Wikipedia

• Oxygenate — To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the process of treating a patient with oxygen, or of combining a medication or other substance with oxygen. Hyperbaric oxygenation is an… …   Medical dictionary

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• Pulmonary shunt — A pulmonary shunt is a physiological result when the alveoli of the lung is perfused with blood as normal, but ventilation (the supply of air) fails to supply the perfused region. In other words, the ventilation/perfusion ratio (the ratio of air… …   Wikipedia

• Heart-lung machine — A machine that does the work both of the heart (pump blood) and the lungs (oxygenate the blood). Used, for example, in open heart surgery. Blood returning to the heart is diverted through the machine before returning it to the arterial… …   Medical dictionary

• human disease — Introduction       an impairment of the normal state of a human being that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. health versus disease       Before human disease can be discussed, the meanings of the terms health, physical fitness, illness …   Universalium

• Pulmonary contusion — Classification and external resources A CT scan showing a pulmonary contusion (red arrow) accompanied by a rib fracture (blue arrow) ICD 10 S …   Wikipedia

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation — CPR redirects here. For other uses, see CPR (disambiguation). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation Intervention CPR being performed on a mannequin ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• ventilate — To aerate, or oxygenate, the blood in the pulmonary capillaries. SYN: air (2). [L. ventilo, pp. atus, to fan, fr. ventus, the wind] * * * ven·ti·late vent əl .āt vt, lat·ed; lat·ing 1) to expose to air and esp. to a current of fresh air for… …   Medical dictionary