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Oxygen
Medical Definition: | An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight 16. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. | |
Guide Notes: | O-16; /metab; consider also OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; /physiol for O2 in pulm resp process but tissue resp = OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; /ther use; consider also OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY or HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; /tox & /pois; consider also HYPEROXIA | |
Also Called: | Dioxygen | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 7782-44-7 |
Oxygen Medical Definitions and Terms
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