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oxygenation

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[ahk-si-juhn-ay-shuhn] / ˌɑk sɪ dʒənˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of treating, combining, or enriching something with oxygen.


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These findings may also affect current approaches to interpreting fMRI scans, which measure changes in blood oxygenation within brain structures as they are activated.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2024

Ultimately, they were able to determine the reaction conditions that favored this oxygenation or "lactonization" over the dehydrogenation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2024

According to a new study co-authored by SwRI scientists and led by Princeton University, these observations provide key constraints on the potential oxygenation of its subsurface ocean.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

The information measured by fMRI machines — blood oxygenation levels, which indicate where blood is flowing in the brain — can also be measured with another technology, functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, or fNIRS.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

The combination, therefore, tends to produce the most rapid oxygenation of the blood—the real object to be gained.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm