hypoxemia
noun
hypoxemia is spelled H-Y-P-O-X-E-M-I-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypoxemia means “An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, whether the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypoxemia is hypoxemias.
How many letters and syllables are in hypoxemia?
| Letters | 9: H-Y-P-O-X-E-M-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hypoxemia?
Hypoxemia appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hypoxemia
- hypoxemias plural
- hypoxaemia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypoxemia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, whether the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hypoxemia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hypoxémie |
| Spanish | hipoxemia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hypoxemia come from?
By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -emia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).