anoxemia

anoxemia
Absence of oxygen in arterial blood; formerly often used to include moderate decrease in oxygen now properly distinguished as hypoxemia. [G. an- priv. + oxygen + G. haima, blood]

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an·ox·emia or chiefly Brit an·ox·ae·mia .an-.äk-'sē-mē-ə n a condition of subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood
an·ox·emic or chiefly Brit an·ox·ae·mic -mik adj

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  • anoxemia — f. fisiol. Disminución de la concentración de oxígeno en sangre. Puede deberse a causas muy diversas: anemias, disminución brusca de la presión atmosférica (mal de las montañas) o enfermedades pulmonares y cardíacas. Medical Dictionary. 2011 …   Diccionario médico

  • anoxemia — |cs| s. f. [Medicina] Falta de oxigenação no sangue …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • anoxemia — [an΄äks ē′mē ə] n. [ AN 1 (var. of A 2) + OX(YGEN) + EMIA] a reduction in the normal amount of oxygen in the blood, as at high altitudes anoxemic [an΄äk sē′mik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • anoxemia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1881 a condition of subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood • anoxemic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • anoxemia — anoxemic, anoxaemic, adj. /an ok see mee euh/, n. a deficiency of oxygen in the arterial blood. Also, anoxaemia. [1885 90; AN 1 + OX(YGEN) + EMIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • anoxemia — ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Disminución de la cantidad de oxígeno en la sangre. * * * ► femenino PATOLOGÍA Falta de oxigenación de la sangre …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • anoxèmia — a|no|xè|mi|a Mot Esdrúixol Nom femení …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • anoxemia — n. lack of oxygen in the arterial blood …   English contemporary dictionary

  • anoxemia — an·ox·e·mia …   English syllables

  • anoxemia — an•ox•e•mi•a [[t]ˌæn ɒkˈsi mi ə[/t]] n. pat a deficiency of oxygen in the arterial blood • Etymology: 1885–90; an I+ox (ygen) + emia an ox•e′mic, adj …   From formal English to slang

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