Hyperoxia
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Hyperoxia is excess oxygen or higher than normal partial pressure of oxygen.
In medicine, it refers to excess oxygen in the lungs or other body tissues, which can be caused by breathing air or oxygen at pressures greater than normal atmospheric pressure. This kind of hyperoxia can lead to oxygen toxicity.
In the environment, it refers to excess oxygen in a body of water or other habitat.
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