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heliox
heliox[′hēlē‚äks] (materials) A mixture of helium and a few percent of oxygen used for breathing during deep dives. heliox
heliox (hē'lē-oks), A mixture of helium (60-70%) and oxygen (30-40%) to treat acute asthma attacks. [helium + oxygen] An early generation breathing gas consisting of varying concentration of oxygen and helium which was first used successfully in the mid-1920s with a 20:80 O2:He ratioheliox Clinical therapeutics A mixture of O2 and helium used to treat obstructive lung disease. See COPD. he·li·ox (hē'lē-oks) Mixture of helium and oxygen. [helium + oxygen] |