Oxygen toxicity

Oxygen toxicity

Damage or injury from inhaling too much oxygen; can arise from either too high an oxygen concentration or oxygen pressure. One of the most dramatic manifestations of oxygen toxicity while diving can be seizure.

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oxygen toxicity

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