English Explanatory Dictionary

Fink effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The temporary increase in both the concentrations and partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the alveoli when water-soluble gases (e.g. nitrous oxide) are breathed in large quantities so they can be dissolved in body fluids rapidly.

Word forms

Fink effect Fink effects

Etymology

Named after British physician Bernard Raymond Fink, who first explained the effect in 1955.

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