Definition
The process of adding oxygen to blood or tissues, or the degree to which blood or tissues are saturated with oxygen. This vital process occurs primarily in the lungs where oxygen binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells.
Etymology
From Greek 'oxys' meaning 'sharp' or 'acid' + 'genes' meaning 'born' (oxygen literally means 'acid-former'), combined with '-ation.' The term developed in the late 18th century after oxygen's discovery, with medical applications emerging as understanding of respiration advanced.
Kelly Says
Your blood's oxygen saturation can drop from 100% to dangerously low levels in just minutes if breathing stops, but remarkably, some marine mammals can hold their breath for over an hour by storing oxygen in their muscles and slowing their heart rate to 10% of normal!
Translations
BNবাংলা
অক্সিজেনেশন
oks-i-jen-e-shon
CACatalà
oxigenació
o-xi-ge-na-syo
CSČeština
kyslíkování
kis-li-ko-vání
DADansk
oxygenering
o-ksi-gen-ering
DEDeutsch
Sauerstoffversorgung
zauer-stoff-ver-suh-nung
ELΕλληνικά
οξυγόνωση
o-ksi-gon-o-si
ESEspañol
oxigenación
oks-i-jen-a-syon
FISuomi
hapenointi
hap-e-no-in-ti
FRFrançais
oxygénation
o-ksi-jen-a-syon
HAHA
oxygenation
o-ksi-gen-a-syon
HIहिन्दी
ऑक्सीकरण
oks-i-karan
HUMagyar
oxigénálás
oks-i-gen-a-las
IDBahasa Indonesia
oksidasi
oks-i-da-si
IGIG
oxygenation
o-ksi-gen-a-syon
ITItaliano
ossigeno
os-si-geno
KMKM
អូક્ស៊ីជិន
ouk-si-jen
MRMR
ऑक्सीकरण
oks-i-karan
MSBahasa Melayu
pengoksidagen
pen-goks-i-da-gen
MYမြန်မာ
အ Sauerstoff
a-sau-er-stoff
NLNederlands
zuurstoftoevoer
zoor-stof-toe-voer
NONorsk
oxygenering
oks-i-gen-ering
PAPA
ऑक्सीकरण
oks-i-karan
PLPolski
utlenianie
ut-le-nia-nie
PTPortuguês
oxigenação
o-xi-jen-a-syo
RORomână
oxigenare
o-ksi-ge-na-re
RUРусский
кислородное насыщение
kis-lo-rod-noye na-si-she-niye
SVSvenska
syrefyllning
sy-ref-yl-ling
SWKiswahili
kuzalisha
ku-za-li-sha
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்சிஜனேற்றம்
aak-si-jen-e-t-tram
TEతెలుగు
ఆక్సిజనేషన్
aak-si-jen-e-shon
TLTL
oxygenation
o-ksi-gen-a-syon
TRTürkçe
oksijenasyon
oks-i-jen-a-syon
UKУкраїнська
кисневе насичення
kis-ne-ve na-si-chennya
YOYO
oxygenation
o-ksi-gen-a-syon
ZUZU
ukusijenez
u-ku-si-je-nez