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Fink effect
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English
Etymology
en British physician Bernard Raymond Fink =, who first explained the effect in 1955.
Noun
en 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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