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Noun: hypoxemia  ,hI,pók'see-mee-u
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: hypoxaemia)
  1. (medicine) condition of having abnormally little oxygen in the blood
    "The patient's hypoxemia required immediate oxygen therapy";
    - hypoxaemia [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: hypoxemias

Encyclopedia: Hypoxemia