Lorrain Smith effect

noun

Oxygen toxicity affecting the lungs.

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Meanings

noun
  1. Oxygen toxicity affecting the lungs.

Origin

Named after the 19th-century researcher who studied the condition.

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Lorrain Smith effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorrain%20Smith%20effect

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“Lorrain Smith effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorrain%20Smith%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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