term for deficient level of oxygen
Definition [edit]. Hypoxemia refers to low oxygen in the blood, and the more general term hypoxia is an abnormally low oxygen content in any tissue or organ, or the body as a whole.Hypoxemia can cause hypoxia (hypoxemic hypoxia), but hypoxia can also occur via other mechanisms, such as anemia.ypoxemia (or hypoxaemia in British English) is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood.