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what does oxygen saturation of arterial blood mean?

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It is the amount of oxygen that has diffused in the haemoglobin pigment of RBC's in blood flowing in the arteries and beyond which no further diffusion can takes place. These arteries carry oxygenated blood to different tissues where it is used for other purposes.

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