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noun
A phenomenon in which a rapid uptake of a large volume of a gas (e.g. nitrous oxide) taken up from alveoli into pulmonary capillary blood leads to an increase in the concentration of gases remaining in the alveoli.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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