Reoxygenate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To oxygenate again or anew. transitive

    "Chest compression keeps blood flowing, but it does not reoxygenate the blood, as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation does."

Example

More examples

"Chest compression keeps blood flowing, but it does not reoxygenate the blood, as mouth-to-mouth resuscitation does."

Etymology

From re- + oxygenate.

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