Definitions For Hypoventilation

Noun

HYPOVENTILATION (plural - or s) (medicine, pulmonology) respiratory, respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by hold one's breath, holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.

Antonyms

hyperventilation

Derived terms

obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Translations

Czech: hypoventilace, f

Etymology

hypo + ventilation

Is Hypoventilation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
26
Words with Friends
29

The word Hypoventilation is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends

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