oxygenation
Americannoun
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In the Americas, doctors can help infected people by putting them on a life-support machine known as ECMO, for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which breathes for the patient by oxygenating the blood.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
In cases where hantavirus infection is suspected, Mertz said people should seek out urban medical centers that offer extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which can be used to support the lungs.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
As the chemists explored the breadth of their new dehydrogenation method using different specific starting compounds, they observed trace amounts of a type of molecule called a lactone, indicating that an oxygenation reaction had occurred.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2024
"The transient tropical oxygenation revealed by our study may have contributed to preserving habitability despite a large temperature stress," said Simone Moretti.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
Oxygen, obviously, should be an antidote for panic, since the symptoms of terror act to increase the oxygenation of the bloodstream and muscles, and to make superhuman exertion possible if necessary.
From This World Is Taboo by Leinster, Murray
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