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oxygen debt
noun
- 1. A condition that occurs when the demand for oxygen, especially by muscle cells during a period of strenuous physical exercise, is greater than the amount of oxygen that can be supplied by the lungs.
2. The amount of oxygen that is required to restore normal levels in cells during the recovery period following muscular exercise.
