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dyshemoglobinemia

dyshemoglobinemia noun: the state or condition in which hemoglobin amounts and/or function are disturbed in any of various ways, as a clinical feature of any of various diseases.

Noun

dyshemoglobinemia (countable and uncountable, plural dyshemoglobinemias)

  1. (uncountable) The state or condition in which hemoglobin amounts and/or function are disturbed in any of various ways, as a clinical feature of any of various diseases.
    • Pulse oximetry has the advantage of being a noninvasive and cost-effective method of providing continuous measurements of arterial oxygen saturation. […] However, pulse oximetry does not measure arterial carbon dioxide tension or pH; it is not a reliable indicator of hyperoxemia; and it can be...1999, Terry S. LeGrand, Jay I. Peters, “Pulse oximetry: Advantages and pitfalls”, in Journal of Respiratory Diseases, volume 20, number 3, pages 195-206
    • Pulse oximetry is universally used for monitoring respiratory status of patients in the ICU. […] Multiwavelength oximeters may prove to be useful in detecting dyshemoglobinemia.2015, Amal Jubran, “Pulse oximetry”, in Critical Care, volume 19, number 1, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page 272
  2. (countable, metonymically) Any of the various disorders or diseases that comprise this feature.
    • A possible dyshemoglobinemia should be suspected when discordance exists between pulse oximetry readings and physical examination findings.2008, Anne Hladik, Kecha Lynshue, “Dyshemoglobinemias and pulse oximetry: a therapeutic challenge”, in Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, volume 30, number 11, →DOI, →PMID, pages 850-852

Forms of dyshemoglobinemia

pluraldyshemoglobinemias

Origin of dyshemoglobinemia

From dys- + hemoglobin + -emia.

Questions about dyshemoglobinemia

What does dyshemoglobinemia mean?
Dyshemoglobinemia means the state or condition in which hemoglobin amounts and/or function are disturbed in any of various ways, as a clinical feature of any of various diseases.
What part of speech is dyshemoglobinemia?
Dyshemoglobinemia is a noun.
What is the plural of dyshemoglobinemia?
The plural of dyshemoglobinemia is dyshemoglobinemias.

Words near dyshemoglobinemia in the dictionary

  1. dysharmonies
  2. dysharmonious
  3. dysharmony
  4. dyshematopoiesis
  5. dyshematopoietic
  6. dyshemoglobinemia
  7. dyshemoglobinemias
  8. dyshemopoiesis
  9. dyshemopoietic
  10. dyshepatia
  11. dyshesion

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