Usually means: Insufficient breathing to meet needs.
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  1. underventilation: Wiktionary
  2. underventilation: Dictionary.com

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  1. underventilation: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Underventilation: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  4. Underventilation: Drug Medical Dictionary

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▸ noun:  (medicine) insufficient breathing

Similar:
hypoventilation, tachypnoea, tachypnea, labored breathing, air hunger, hypopnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, mouth breathing, hypooxygenation, hyperpnea, more...

Opposite:
overventilation, hyperventilation

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Similar:
hypoventilation, tachypnoea, tachypnea, labored breathing, air hunger, hypopnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, mouth breathing, hypooxygenation, hyperpnea, more...

Opposite:
overventilation, hyperventilation



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