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Named after British physician Bernard Raymond Fink, who first explained the effect in 1955.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fink effect
Today it means: The temporary increase in both the concentrations and partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli when water-soluble gases (e.g. nitrous oxide) are breathed in large quantities so they can be dissolved in body fluids rapidly. Full definition →