Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0536 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ox/o: Oxygen
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The idea
The combining form ox slash o names oxygen.
In practice
Hypoxia is a deficiency of oxygen in the tissues.
Where people slip
Ox slash i also appears, as in oximetry, with the same meaning.
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