hypoxemia

noun

hyp·​ox·​emia ˌhi-ˌpäk-ˈsē-mē-ə  ˌhī- 

: deficient oxygenation of the blood

hypoxemic

ˌhi-ˌpäk-ˈsē-mik 

ˌhī-

adjective

Examples of hypoxemia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This can lead to dangerously low levels of oxygen in the blood (hypoxemia). —Sarah Hudgens, Health, 22 Sep. 2024

Low oxygen levels, known as hypoxemia, can indicate that your body isn’t getting enough oxygen. —Julie Scott, Msn, Anp-Bc, Aocnp, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024

The study authors found that 15.6% of white patients had hidden hypoxemia while 19.6% of Black patients did. —Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 13 July 2022

And in many cases, the pulse oximeter readings were lower than measured in blood, while the concern in clinical studies has been that the devices showed erroneously higher oxygen levels in people with darker skin, meaning clinicians might miss dangerous hypoxemia, or low oxygen. —Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 Dec. 2022

The 2020 study—led by researchers in Michigan and published in the New England Journal of Medicine—found that pulse oximeters were nearly three times more likely to miss dangerously low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) in Black patients compared with white patients. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022

Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, the chairwoman of the tribe, says the sound of her voice over radio waves (cell reception is spotty on the reservation) was reassuring for stubborn elders with silent hypoxemia refusing pulse oximeter tests or an urgent ride to the ER. —Mark Oprea, Time, 12 Nov. 2021

Hidden hypoxemia was associated with 70% higher mortality and more severe organ dysfunction. —A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022

The problem is worse, however, among patients of color: For every five white patients with hidden hypoxemia, seven Black patients (38% more) were affected. —A. Ian Wong, STAT, 8 July 2022

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

circa 1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypoxemia

• anaemia
• anemia
• artemia
• leukaemia
• leukemia
• pyaemia
• toxaemia
• toxemia
• uremia
• viremia
• academia
• acidemia

Medical Definition

hypoxemia

noun

hyp·​ox·​emia

variants or chiefly British hypoxaemia

ˌhip-ˌäk-ˈsē-mē-ə  ˌhī-ˌpäk- 

: deficient oxygenation of the blood

hypoxemic adjective

or chiefly British hypoxaemic

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