One option to help. close Social Securityâs funding gap is to âmeans test.â Means testing would. reduce benefits for higher-income recipients and could even eliminate benefits. altogether for the highest-income households.
oxygenate in Medicine Expand. oxygenate oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·ate (Åk'sÄ­-jÉ-nÄt') or oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·ize (-jÉ-nÄ«z') v. oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·atÂ·ed or oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·ized, oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·atÂ·ing or oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·izÂ·ing, oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·ates or oxÂ·yÂ·genÂ·izÂ·es. To treat, combine, or infuse with oxygen.
Hemoglobin: The oxygen-carrying pigment and predominant protein in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin forms an unstable, reversible bond with oxygen. In its oxygenated state it is called oxyhemoglobin and is bright red. In the reduced state it is called deoxyhemoglobin and is purple-blue. Each hemoglobin molecule is made up of four heme groups surrounding a globin group.