ANOXEMIA

anoxemia

(noun) abnormally low oxygen content in arterial blood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

anoxemia (usually uncountable, plural anoxemias)

Alternative spelling of anoxaemia

Source: Wiktionary


An`ox*æ"mi*a, An`ox*e"mi*a, n. [NL.; Gr. priv. + oxygen + Gr. blood.] (Med.)

Definition: An abnormal condition due to deficient aëration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. -- An`ox*æ"mic, *e"mic (#), a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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