anoxemia
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an·ox·e·mi·a
(an'ok-sē'mē-ă),Absence of oxygen in arterial blood; formerly often used to include moderate decrease in oxygen now properly distinguished as hypoxemia.
[G. an- priv. + oxygen + G. haima, blood]
anoxemia
(ăn′ŏk-sē′mē-ə)n.
An abnormal reduction in the oxygen content of the blood.
an′ox·e′mic adj.
anoxemia
[an′oksē′mē·ə]
a deficiency of oxygen in the blood. Also spelled anoxaemia. See also hypoxia.
an·ox·e·mi·a
(an'ok-sē'mē-ă)Absence of oxygen in arterial blood; formerly used to include the moderate decrease in oxygen, now properly distinguished as hypoxemia.
Synonym(s): anoxaemia.
Synonym(s): anoxaemia.
[G. an- priv. + oxygen + G. haima, blood]
Anoxemia
An extreme lack of oxygen in the blood.
Mentioned in: Anoxia
an·ox·e·mi·a
(an'ok-sē'mē-ă)Absence of oxygen in arterial blood; formerly often used to include moderate decrease in oxygen now properly distinguished as hypoxemia.
Synonym(s): anoxaemia.
Synonym(s): anoxaemia.
[G. an- priv. + oxygen + G. haima, blood]
anoxemia (an´oksē´mēə),
n a deficient aeration of the blood; a total lack of oxygen content in the blood.
anoxemia
lack of sufficient oxygen in the blood.