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hypoxemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pox-emia
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypoxemias (plural) hypoxaemia (alternative)

Derived Forms

hypoxemic pseudohypoxemia

Frequently Paired Words

anoxia hyperoxia hypoxia normoxia anoxemia hyperoxemia normoxemia

Questions

What does hypoxemia mean?
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.
Where does hypoxemia come from?
By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -emia.

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