OXYGEN DEBT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("oxygen debt" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

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