hypoxemia

noun

Etymology

By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -emia.

Definitions

  1. An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial…

    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.

    • The most profound abnormality determines the oxygen deficiency category ... of hypoxemia.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hypoxemia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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