anoxia

an·ox·i·a  (n-ks-)

n.

1. Absence of oxygen.

2. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.

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[an- + ox(o)- + -ia.]

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an·oxic (-ksk) adj.

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anoxia [ænˈɒksɪə]

n

1. lack or absence of oxygen

2. (Medicine / Pathology) a deficiency of oxygen in tissues and organs Compare hypoxia

[from an- + ox(ygen) + -ia]

anoxic  adj

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anoxia

a condition charaeterized by insufficient oxygen in the tissues.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anoxia - 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)

Translations

anoxia [əˈnɒksɪə] N → anoxia f