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Overdose vs Hypoventilation - What's the difference?

overdose | hypoventilation |

As nouns the difference between overdose and hypoventilation

is that overdose is an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug while hypoventilation is respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.

As a verb overdose

is to dose excessively, to take an overdose.

overdose

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
    • ''die of a heroin overdose

    Verb

    (overdos)
  • To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
    • Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
    She overdosed on cocaine.
  • To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.

    • Derived terms

    * OD * overdoser

    Related terms

    * overdosage

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    hypoventilation

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia hypoventilation)
  • (medicine) Respiratory]] depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by [[hold one's breath, holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.

    • Antonyms

    * hyperventilation