hypoxaemia
/ˌhʌɪpɒkˈsiːmɪə
/(US hypoxemia)
noun [mass noun]
1 Medicine An abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood.Indications for postoperative mechanical ventilation are respiratory acidosis, severe hypoxemia, atelectasis, and pneumonia....
- Correcting a functional abnormality, such as hypoxemia with oxygen therapy, can preserve life while the lung undergoes healing.
- The absence of tachypnoea is the most useful sign for ruling out pneumonia and hypoxaemia.
1.1 Ecology Oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment.
Origin
Late 19th century: from hypo- (denoting an element in a low valency) + oxygen + -aemia.
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