deoxygenated
adjective
de·ox·y·gen·at·ed
(ˌ)dē-ˈäk-si-jə-ˌnā-təd 
ˌdē-äk-ˈsi-jə-
: having the hemoglobin in the reduced state
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The vena cava is the largest vein in the body, carrying deoxygenated blood to the heart from the upper body parts (superior vena cava) and lower body parts (inferior vena cava).
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
This leads to a buildup of deoxygenated blood, resulting in a purple appearance.
—Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 21 July 2023
Because the oxygenated blood traveling from the lungs pours into the left chambers, and the deoxygenated blood flows into the right chambers, a hole in the septum means the two kinds of blood could get mixed — which is trouble.
—Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
Oxygenated water and feed are pumped in through one end of the channel, with deoxygenated water and waste pushed out the other side.
—Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2022
Scientists predict the annual dead zone—a giant blob of polluted, deoxygenated water linked to algae blooms—will grow to the size of Massachusetts and suffocate even more marine life later in the Gulf this summer.
—Rocky Kistner, WIRED, 12 July 2019
By comparing the amount of red light versus infrared light absorbed by the blood, the device determines how much oxygenated versus deoxygenated blood, respectively, is circulating.
—Sydney Pereira, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Because deoxygenated blood absorbs more red light and oxygenated blood absorbs more of the infrared, fluctuations in those levels create a waveform that represents the heartbeat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
Luckily, as well as being blue, deoxygenated haemoglobin acts as a magnet.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2010
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Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
This leads to a buildup of deoxygenated blood, resulting in a purple appearance.
—Julie Stewart, Men's Health, 21 July 2023
Because the oxygenated blood traveling from the lungs pours into the left chambers, and the deoxygenated blood flows into the right chambers, a hole in the septum means the two kinds of blood could get mixed — which is trouble.
—Heather Lanier, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
Oxygenated water and feed are pumped in through one end of the channel, with deoxygenated water and waste pushed out the other side.
—Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2022
Scientists predict the annual dead zone—a giant blob of polluted, deoxygenated water linked to algae blooms—will grow to the size of Massachusetts and suffocate even more marine life later in the Gulf this summer.
—Rocky Kistner, WIRED, 12 July 2019
By comparing the amount of red light versus infrared light absorbed by the blood, the device determines how much oxygenated versus deoxygenated blood, respectively, is circulating.
—Sydney Pereira, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2018
Because deoxygenated blood absorbs more red light and oxygenated blood absorbs more of the infrared, fluctuations in those levels create a waveform that represents the heartbeat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
Luckily, as well as being blue, deoxygenated haemoglobin acts as a magnet.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2010
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“Deoxygenated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deoxygenated. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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