hypoxemia

[ hahy-pok-see-mee-uh ]

nounPathology.
  1. inadequate oxygenation of the blood: A mild case of hypoxemia may be treatable with supplemental oxygen therapy alone.

Origin of hypoxemia

1
First recorded in 1885–90; hyp- + ox(y)-2 + -emia

Other words from hypoxemia

  • hy·pox·e·mic, adjective

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