Partial Pressure of Oxygen Measurement

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** Measures the pressure of oxygen dissolved in the blood and how well oxygen is able to move from the airspace of the lungs into the blood.

**Synonyms:** - PO2 - PaO2 - PaO2 - Partial Pressure O2 - Partial Pressure Oxygen - Partial Pressure Oxygen - Partial Pressure of Oxygen - Po2 - pO2 - pO2