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OXYGEN DEBT
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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)