HYPOVENTILATION Hypoventilation is a condition where a person breathes at an abnormally slow rate, leading to inadequate oxygen intake. Root meanings: - Hypoventilations (plural) - multiple instances of breathing at an abnormally slow rate. - Hypoventilating (present participle) - the act of breathing at an abnormally slow rate. - Hypoventilated (past participle) - having breathed at an abnormally slow rate. - Hypoventilator (
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Word: HYPOVENTILATION
Length: 15 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
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