OXYGENATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oxygenation mean? 

• OXYGENATION (noun)
  The noun OXYGENATION has 1 sense:

1. the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen

  Familiarity information: OXYGENATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OXYGENATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Context example:

the oxygenation of the blood

Hypernyms ("oxygenation" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

oxygenate (impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen)

 Context examples 

Increasing tumor oxygenation reduces tumor radioresistance.

(Efaproxiral, NCI Thesaurus)

This results in an increase in oxygen levels in hypoxic tumor tissues; increasing tumor oxygenation reduces tumor radioresistance.

(Efaproxiral Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Tissue oxygenation measurement is a useful tool for appropriate patient selection for HBO therapy and for choosing strategies for management of peripheral vascular diseases, chronic nonhealing wounds and other conditions.

(Cutaneous Oximetry, NCI Thesaurus)

Increases the oxygenation of tumors thereby enhancing the effect of radiation therapy.

(Carbogen Breathing, NCI Thesaurus)

It is usually seen in preterm infants and caused by lack of blood flow and oxygenation in the periventricular brain parenchyma.

(Periventricular Leukomalacia, NCI Thesaurus)

Alcohol significantly affects brain glucose metabolism, a measure of energy use, as well as regional brain activity, which is assessed through changes in blood oxygenation.

(Study of brain energy patterns provides new insights into alcohol effects, National Institutes of Health)

A disorder characterized by substernal discomfort due to insufficient myocardial oxygenation.

(Angina, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Resulting improvements in lung compliance and respiratory gas exchange may lead to improvements in ventilation and oxygenation.

(Calfactant, NCI Thesaurus)

EPO is a glycosylated polypeptide primarily produced by renal peritubular cells and its synthesis is regulated by a serum oxygenation feedback mechanism.

(Epoetin Zeta, NCI Thesaurus)

The extent of copper Cu 62-ATSM retention in tissue is inversely related to the state of tissue oxygenation allowing the quantitation of tissue hypoxia with PET.

(Copper Cu 62-ATSM, NCI Thesaurus)