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Heliox meaning

A mixture of helium and oxygen used as a breathing gas.

Using Heliox

  • The main meaning on this page is: A mixture of helium and oxygen used as a breathing gas.
  • In the example corpus, heliox often appears in combinations such as: heliox has.

Context around Heliox

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

generates 1×

Sentence patterns with Heliox

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and so heliox has little 1× heliox generates less 1× heliox has a 1× heliox has been 1× heliox is a 1× heliox s low 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

heliox generates less 1× heliox has a 1× heliox has been 1× heliox is a 1× heliox s low 1× in the small 1×

Common sentence endings:

any given airway 1× has little effect 1× l at stp 1× the early 1930s 1× with difficulty breathing 1× wob is reduced 1×

Words around Heliox

Just before it in the word index:

heliotrope 4 heliotron 2 heliot 2 heliospheric 2 heliosphere 11 heliosheath 4

Just after it in the word index:

heliozoan 2 helipad 37 helipads 9 heliport 18 heliports 5 helirin 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Heliox

  • In this selection, "heliox" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, generates stand out and add context to how "heliox" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and so heliox has little and heliox generates less. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "heliox" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with heliox

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Heliox has been used medically since the early 1930s. (9 words)

Heliox is a medical treatment for patients with difficulty breathing. (10 words)

Heliox's low density produces a lower Reynolds number and hence higher probability of laminar flow for any given airway. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

In the small airways where flow is laminar, resistance is proportional to gas viscosity and is not related to density and so heliox has little effect. (26 words)

Heliox generates less airway resistance than air and thereby requires less mechanical energy to ventilate the lungs. citation "Work of Breathing" (WOB) is reduced. (24 words)

Heliox has a similar viscosity to air but a significantly lower density (0.5 g/l versus 1.25 g/l at STP ). (23 words)

Example sentences (6)

Heliox generates less airway resistance than air and thereby requires less mechanical energy to ventilate the lungs. citation "Work of Breathing" (WOB) is reduced.

Heliox has a similar viscosity to air but a significantly lower density (0.5 g/l versus 1.25 g/l at STP ).

Heliox has been used medically since the early 1930s.

Heliox is a medical treatment for patients with difficulty breathing.

Heliox's low density produces a lower Reynolds number and hence higher probability of laminar flow for any given airway.

In the small airways where flow is laminar, resistance is proportional to gas viscosity and is not related to density and so heliox has little effect.

Common combinations with heliox

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "heliox" in a sentence?
An example: "Heliox generates less airway resistance than air and thereby requires less mechanical energy to ventilate the lungs. citation "Work of Breathing" (WOB) is reduced." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "heliox" from authentic English texts.
What does "heliox" mean?
Heliox means: A mixture of helium and oxygen used as a breathing gas.
How many example sentences with "heliox" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "heliox", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.