second gas effect

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine}} A phenomenon in which a rapid [[uptake]] of a large volume of a [[gas]] (e.g. [[nitrous oxide]]) taken up from [[alveoli]] into [[pulmonary]] [[capillary]] [[blood]] leads to an increase in the [[concentration]] of gases remaining in the alveoli.

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