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[Fr. dette, something owed]

Something owed or lacking and for which payment or performance must be made.

bad d.Health care goods and services provided to patients who are expected to be able to pay for them, but who, for any of a variety of reasons, do not.

SEE: charity care.

oxygen d.1After strenuous (anaerobic) physical activity, the oxygen required in the recovery period, in addition to that required while resting, to oxidize the excess lactic acid produced and to replenish the depleted stores of adenosine triphosphate and phosphocreatinase.2In critical care medicine, a state in which the body is unable to circulate enough oxygenated blood to meet its metabolic demand .