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ˌhyperventiˈlation Physiol.
[f. hyper- 5 + ventilation.]
An increased or excessive exposure of the lungs to oxygen, resulting in a more rapid loss of carbon dioxide from the blood; the action of bringing this about (in oneself, by deep or rapid breathing, or in another individual).
1928Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. LVIII. 210/2 Such a ‘hyperventilation’ tetany occurring under clinical conditions has been but seldom reported. 1932Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry XXVIII. 574 We injected into each animal 0·1 mg. of strychnine sulphate per kilogram of body weight and started hyperventilation after..twenty to thirty minutes. 1951H. Davson Textbk. Gen. Physiol. vi. 124 Special mechanisms for heat dissipation such as sweating or hyperventilation of the lungs. 1961Lancet 26 Aug. 474/2 Another cause of fainting, more often related to emotional than to physical states, is hyperventilation. 1965Handbk. Physiol.: Circulation (Amer. Physiol. Soc.) III. liii. 1889/2 It is not at all difficult by hyperventilation to cause a severe gaseous alkalosis with dizziness, blurred vision, mental confusion, numbness of extremities,..and muscle spasm, rarely going on to..convulsions and unconsciousness. 1970Sci. Jrnl. June 84/1 The noticeable hyperventilation (heavy breathing) which occurs at orgasm shows up clearly on the tracing. |