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hypoventilate
hypoventilate [ hpō vénti layt ] (3rd person present singular hypoventilates, present participle hypoventilating, past and past participle hypoventilated)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
breathe too shallowly: to breathe in an unusually slow and shallow way leading to a dangerous build-up of carbon dioxide in the blood

hypoventilation [ hpō vénti láysh'n ] noun
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