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pharmacology
pespiratory drugs
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/07/2009

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Anoxia

 

Definition
An abnormally low amount of oxygen in the body tissues
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Hypoxemia
Definition
Inadequate oxygenation of the blood
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Hypoxia
Definition
Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues
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oxygenation
Definition
to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen:  to oxygenate the blood
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ventilation
Definition
the replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh air
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bronchospasm
Definition
spasmodic contraction of the muscular ling of the bronchi, as in asthma, causing difficulty in breathing
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sympathomimetic
Definition
An agent that mimics the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system
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