Medical Definition of Oxygen radical

1. Any oxygen species that carries an unpaired electron (except free oxygen). Examples are the hydroxyl radical and the superoxide anion. These radicals are very powerful oxidizing agents and cause structural damage to proteins and nucleic acids. They mediate the damaging effects of ionising radiation. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxygen Radical

oxygen depletion
oxygen deprivation theory of narcosis
oxygen derived free radicals
oxygen difluoride
oxygen effect
oxygen electrode
oxygen fluoride
oxygen gas
oxygen inhalation therapy
oxygen isotopes
oxygen lance
oxygen mask
oxygen masks
oxygen poisoning
oxygen pulse
oxygen radical (current term)
oxygen radioisotopes
oxygen stone
oxygen tank
oxygen tent
oxygen therapy
oxygen toxicity
oxygen utilization coefficient
oxygenase
oxygenases
oxygenate
oxygenated
oxygenated haemoglobin
oxygenates
oxygenating

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