hypoventilation

As nouns the difference between hypoventilation and apnea

is that 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 while apnea is the cessation of breathing.

As nouns the difference between hypoventilation and null

is that hypoventilation is (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 while null is zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.

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.

As nouns the difference between drug and hypoventilation

is that drug is (pharmacology) a substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose or drug can be (obsolete) a drudge while hypoventilation is (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.

As a verb drug

is to administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent or drug can be (drag).

As nouns the difference between exchange and hypoventilation

is that exchange is an act of exchanging or trading while hypoventilation is (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.

As a verb exchange

is to trade or barter.

As nouns the difference between gas and hypoventilation

is that gas is matter in a state intermediate between liquid and plasma that can be contained only if it is fully surrounded by a solid (or in a bubble of liquid) (or held together by gravitational pull); it can condense into a liquid, or can (rarely) become a solid directly 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 gas

is to kill with poisonous gas.

As an adjective gas

is comical, zany.

As a proper noun Gas

is a commune in Eure-et-Loir, France.

As an adjective inadequate

is .

As a noun hypoventilation is

(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.

As nouns the difference between ventilation and hypoventilation

is that ventilation is the replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh while hypoventilation is (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.

As nouns the difference between depression and hypoventilation

is that depression is an area that is lower in topography than its surroundings 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.