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anoxia

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an·ox·i·a  (n-ks-)
n.
1. Absence of oxygen.
2. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.
[an- + ox(o)- + -ia1.]
an·oxic (-ksk) adj.
anoxia
a condition charaeterized by insufficient oxygen in the tissues.
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Noun1.anoxiaanoxia - severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
anemic anoxia - anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
anoxic anoxia - anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
ischemic anoxia, stagnant anoxia - anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
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