hypoxaemia

 
Pronunciation: /ˌhʌɪpɒkˈsiːmɪə/
(US hypoxemia)

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • an abnormally low concentration of oxygen in the blood.
  • Ecology oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment.

Origin:

late 19th century: from hypo- (denoting an element in a low valency) + oxygen + -aemia