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oxygen saturation

noun

Etymology

From oxygen + saturation.

  1. borrowed from saturatio
  2. compounded as oxygen saturation — “oxygen + saturation”

Definitions

  1. The condition of being saturated with oxygen.

    • Oxygen saturation in water is related to temperature.

  2. The proportion of oxygen-saturated hemoglobin in the blood.

    • As a result of all these mechanisms the arterial oxygen content, the oxygen saturation, the oxygen tension and the pCO₂ in arterial and jugular venous blood would be (Lambertsen):

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