单词 | oximetry |
释义 | oximetry[ ok-sim-i-tree ] / ɒkˈsɪm ɪ tri / noun Medicine/Medical.the measuring of the percentage of oxygen-saturated hemoglobin in the blood by means of an oximeter. Readings below 90 percent may be indicative of impaired lung function or infection. In noninvasive pulse oximetry , a small device placed on a fingertip or earlobe uses light waves to measure the oxygen saturation in arterial blood. Origin of oximetryFirst recorded in 1940–45; ox- + -i- + -metry Words nearby oximetryoxidizer, oxidizing agent, oxidoreductase, oxime, oximeter, oximetry, oxisol, oxlip, Oxnard, Oxo, oxo acid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 |
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