Finding
hypoxemia
hy·pox·e·mi·a [ hy-pok-see-mee-uh ]
Definitions related to hypoxemia:
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A clinical finding in which the arterial oxygen tension is lower than the normal range.ACC/AHA Clinical Data TerminologyAmerican College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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A condition in which there is not enough oxygen in the blood.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A finding indicating decreased oxygen levels in the blood.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A state of oxygen deficiency in arterial blood.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An abnormally low level of blood oxygen.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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