Laboratory Procedure
oximetry
ox·im·e·try [ ok-sim-i-tree ]
Subclass of:
Heart Function Tests; Blood Gas Analysis
Definitions related to oxygen saturation measurement:
  • (oximetry) Determination of oxygen-hemoglobin saturation of blood either by withdrawing a sample and passing it through a classical photoelectric oximeter or by electrodes attached to some translucent part of the body like finger, earlobe, or skin fold; includes non-invasive oxygen monitoring by pulse oximetry.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (oximetry) The determination of oxygen-hemoglobin saturation of blood either by withdrawing a sample and passing it through a classical photoelectric oximeter or by electrodes attached to some translucent part of the body like finger, earlobe, or skin fold. It includes non-invasive oxygen monitoring by pulse oximetry.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (oxygen saturation) A measurement of the oxygen-hemoglobin saturation of a volume of blood.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (oxygen saturation test) A test that measures the amount of oxygen being carried by red blood cells. One method uses a device that shines light through a finger. The device measures the amount of oxygen in the blood based on the way red blood cells carrying oxygen absorb and reflect light. In another method blood is taken from an artery and the amount of oxygen is measured directly. An oxygen level that is lower than normal may be a sign of lung disease or other medical conditions.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The measurement of the ratio of oxygenated hemoglobin to total hemoglobin in the blood.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (vital signs - oxygen saturation) A measurement that describes the determination of oxygen-hemoglobin saturation of blood.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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