Hypoxemia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hypoxemia is a noun meaning (medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
Meaning
(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
Example Sentences
The most profound abnormality determines the oxygen deficiency category ... of hypoxemia.
Word Forms
- hypoxemias
- hypoxaemia
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hypoxia, hypoxaemia, anoxaemia, hyperoxemia, pseudohypoxemia, hypohemia.
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