deoxygenated

Definition

The process of removing oxygen from blood or water, basically turning your red stuff blue (or making your aquarium a fish graveyard). In fitness contexts, it's what happens to your blood after your muscles greedily steal all the oxygen during that last brutal set. Think of it as oxygen's eviction notice from your bloodstream.

Example Usage

After sprinting up those stadium stairs, my legs were screaming for oxygen while my deoxygenated blood limped back to my lungs for a refill.

Source: Medical terminology

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