oxygen deficit

noun

the difference between the oxygen uptake of the body at rest and during exercise

Meanings

nounoxygen deficit (plural oxygen deficits)

plural oxygen deficits

  1. the difference between the oxygen uptake of the body at rest and during exercise
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