"Fink effect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Fink effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after British physician Bernard Raymond Fink, who first explained the effect in 1955. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|physician||||}} physician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Bernard Raymond Fink}} Bernard Raymond Fink, {{named-after|en|Bernard Raymond Fink|nat=British|occ=physician|wplink==}} Named after British physician Bernard Raymond Fink 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.
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