Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dyshemoglobinemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dyshe-moglobine-mia
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition in which hemoglobin amounts and/or function are disturbed in any of various ways, as a clinical feature of any of various diseases.

Uncountable

noun

Any of the various disorders or diseases that comprise this feature.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Pulse oximetry has the advantage of being a noninvasive and cost-effective method of providing continuous measurements of arterial oxygen saturation. […] However, pulse oximetry does not measure arterial carbon dioxide tension or pH; it is not a reliable indicator of hyperoxemia; and it can be unreliable in certain patients, such as those with dyshemoglobinemia or sickle cell anemia."
"Pulse oximetry is universally used for monitoring respiratory status of patients in the ICU. […] Multiwavelength oximeters may prove to be useful in detecting dyshemoglobinemia."
"A possible dyshemoglobinemia should be suspected when discordance exists between pulse oximetry readings and physical examination findings."

Etymology

From dys- + hemoglobin + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dys
Suffix: hemoglobin

Usage

Inflected Forms

dyshemoglobinemias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dyshemopoiesis hemoglobinemia hyperhemoglobinemia hypohemoglobinemia

Questions

What does dyshemoglobinemia mean?: The state or condition in which hemoglobin amounts and/or function are disturbed in any of various ways, as a clinical feature of any of various diseases.
Where does dyshemoglobinemia come from?: From dys- + hemoglobin + -emia.

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