SpO2

English

Etymology

from peripheral oxygen saturation

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *per-der.
    Ancient Greek περί (perí)
    Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-)
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
    Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō
    Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō)
    Ancient Greek περιφέρω (periphérō)
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
    Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
    Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs)
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.
    Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)
    Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor.
    Latin peripheriabor.
    Middle French peripheriebor.
    English periphery
    Proto-Italic *-ālis
    Latin -ālisbor.
    Old French -albor.
    Latin -ālis
    Old French -elbor.
    Latin -ālisbor.
    Middle English -al
    English -al
    English peripheral
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
    Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
    Proto-Indo-European *-os
    Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
    Proto-Hellenic *génos
    Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
    French oxygènebor.
    English oxygen
    Late Latin saturatiobor.
    English saturation
    English SpO2

    Noun

    SpO2 (plural SpO2s)

    1. Initialism of peripheral oxygen saturation (referring to the capillaries rather than the arteries).

    Derived terms

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