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DictionarySeeelectrodecarbon dioxide electrode
car·bon di·ox·ide e·lec·trodea glass electrode in a film of bicarbonate solution covered by a thin plastic membrane permeable to carbon dioxide but impermeable to water and electrolytes; the carbon dioxide pressure of a gas or liquid sample quickly equilibrates through the membrane and is measured in terms of the resulting pH of the bicarbonate solution, as sensed by the glass electrode; commonly used to analyze arterial blood samples for CO2. Synonym(s): Severinghaus electrodecarbon dioxide electrodeA blood gas electrode used to measure the carbon dioxide tension (symbolized as Pco2) in blood. Its operation is based on the diffusion of carbon dioxide from the blood sample through a semipermeable membrane into a buffer solution with a subsequent change in the pH of the buffer. Synonym: Severinghaus electrodeSee also: electrodeSeveringhaus, John W., U.S. physiologist and anesthesiologist, 1922–. Severinghaus electrode - commonly used to analyze arterial blood samples. Synonym(s): carbon dioxide electrode |