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What does deoxygenated mean?

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of deoxygenate
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This non-invasive device uses a combination red and infra-red light passed through a patient's finger to determine a ratio of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin.
As a result of the obstruction imposed by the pulmonary stenosis, deoxygenated venous blood is shunted from the right to the left side of the heart into the arterial circulation.
The right side of the heart receives deoxygenated blood though the veins.
Silting, aggravated by autumn leaf fall, had deoxygenated the water but the conservation-keen couple were reluctant to restore the tarn until they knew more about its history.
Cyanosis occurs when a mixture of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood courses through the arteries, bringing on the blue-red-violet hue characteristic of deoxygenated blood in the veins.
And because the degree to which a particular wavelength of light is absorbed depends on the type of tissue and, in the case of blood, on whether it is oxygenated or deoxygenated, there is, in effect, a natural contrast agent.

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