Medical term:
desaturation
de·sat·u·ra·tion
(dē'sat-yū-rā'shŭn),1. The act, or the result of the act, of making something less completely saturated; more specifically, the percentage of total binding sites remaining unfilled; for example, when hemoglobin is 70% saturated with oxygen and nothing else, its desaturation is 30%. Compare: saturation (5).
2. The process or reaction of removal of two hydrogen atoms from a molecule, resulting in the formation of a double bond.
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de·sat·u·ra·tion
(dē-sat'yūr-ā'shŭn)The act, or the result of the act, of making something less completely saturated; more specifically, the percentage of total binding sites remaining unfilled, e.g., when hemoglobin is 70% saturated with oxygen and nothing else, its desaturation is 30%.
Compare: saturation (5)
Compare: saturation (5)
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
de·sat·u·ra·tion
(dē-sat'yūr-ā'shŭn)The act, or the result of the act, of making something less completely saturated.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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