What's the plural form of hypoxemia? Here's the word you're looking for.
Answer
The noun hypoxemia can be countable or uncountable.
In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be hypoxemia.
However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be hypoxemias e.g. in reference to various types of hypoxemias
or a collection of hypoxemias.
Examples
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis occurs in 10 percent of patients and, along with myositis of the respiratory muscles, may lead to hypoxemia.
As hypoxemia supervenes, the patient becomes comatose and death may result from ventricular fibrillation or asystole.
Respiratory function tests generally show a persistent slight-to-moderate hypoxemia and a reduction of carbon monoxide diffusion.
Indications for postoperative mechanical ventilation are respiratory acidosis, severe hypoxemia, atelectasis, and pneumonia.
None of the animals developed hypoxemia, hemoptysis, bronchospasm, or respiratory distress either during or after treatment.
Arterial hypoxemia, a frequent complication of lung disease, can lead to pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale.
