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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 oximetry

First recorded in 1940–45; ox- + -i- + -metry

Words nearby oximetry

oxidizer, oxidizing agent, oxidoreductase, oxime, oximeter, oximetry, oxisol, oxlip, Oxnard, Oxo, oxo acid
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