"pseudohypoxemia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: pseudo- + hypoxemia Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|hypoxemia}} pseudo- + hypoxemia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pseudohypoxemia (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) A spurious measurement of oxygen saturation of blood, giving a false appearance of hypoxemia; it can happen via technical problems (such as a malfunctioning pulse oximeter) or even when all technical details are correct but hyperleukocytosis or thrombocytosis is present and the testing method is blood gas analysis. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: pseudohypoxia
    Sense id: en-pseudohypoxemia-en-noun-S9BA3UXg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo- Topics: medicine, sciences

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