Meanings
nounhypoxemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypoxemias)
plural hypoxemias · alternative hypoxaemia
- countableuncountablemedicineAn abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, whether the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
The most profound abnormality determines the oxygen deficiency category ... of hypoxemia.
1984, Alan Morris, Richard Kanner, Robert Crapo, Reed Gardner, Clinical Pulmonary Function Testing. A manual of uniform laboratory procedures, 2nd edition
Origin
By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -emia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 低氧血症
- 低氧血症 (dīyǎngxuězhèng)abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Finnish hypoksemia
- hypoksemiaabnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
French hypoxémie
- hypoxémieabnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Irish hiopocsaeime
- hiopocsaeimeabnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Italian ipossiemia
- ipossiemiaabnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Polish hipoksemia
- hipoksemiaabnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Romanian hipoxemie
- hipoxemieabnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Russian гипоксемия
- гипоксемия (gipoksemija)abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Spanish hipoxemia
- hipoxemiaabnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
Ukrainian гіпоксемія
- гіпоксемія (hipoksemija)abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood
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APA
hypoxemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoxemia
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“hypoxemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoxemia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoxemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoxemia.
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