"Fink effect" meaning in All languages combined

See Fink effect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Fink effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after British physicial Bernard Raymond Fink, who first explained the effect in 1955. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fink effect (plural Fink effects)
  1. (medicine) The temporary increase in both the concentrations and partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli when water-soluble gases (e.g. nitrous oxide) are breathed in large quantities so they can be dissolved in body fluids rapidly. Wikipedia link: Bernard Raymond Fink Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-Fink_effect-en-noun-LxQkIVb5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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