noun
hypoxemia
Hypoxemia (noun) means an abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, whether 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.
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An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, whether 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.
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Etymology
By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -emia.
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"hypoxemia" (noun) means an abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, whether 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.