Nonoxygenated
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not oxygenated. not-comparable
"In a three-hour operation on Feb. 11, she and her team divided the large vein that carries blood from the upper body, the superior vena cava, and sewed it to the pulmonary artery, taking nonoxygenated blood and sending it straight to the lungs, bypassing the heart."
Example
More examples"In a three-hour operation on Feb. 11, she and her team divided the large vein that carries blood from the upper body, the superior vena cava, and sewed it to the pulmonary artery, taking nonoxygenated blood and sending it straight to the lungs, bypassing the heart."
Etymology
From non- + oxygenated.
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