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arterial blood gas

phrase

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A blood test taken from an artery to measure oxygen, carbon dioxide, and acid-base status.

We took an arterial blood gas to assess the degree of respiratory compromise.

Similar: ABG

Topic: Respiratory in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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