hypoxemia

noun hyp·ox·emia \ˌhi-ˌpäk-ˈsē-mē-ə, ˌhī-\

Definition of HYPOXEMIA

: deficient oxygenation of the blood

— hyp·ox·emic \-mik\ adjective

New Latin

First Known Use: circa 1886

Medical Dictionary

noun hyp·ox·emia

: deficient oxygenation of the blood

—hyp·ox·emic or chiefly British hyp·ox·ae·mic \-mik\ adjective

hyp·ox·emia or chiefly British hyp·ox·ae·mia \ˌhip-ˌäk-ˈsē-mē-ə, ˌhī-ˌpäk-\

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