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noun
- an abnormally low amount of oxygen in the body tissues; hypoxia.
- the mental and physical disturbances that occur as a result of hypoxia.
noun
- lack or absence of oxygen
- a deficiency of oxygen in tissues and organsCompare hypoxia
1920, Modern Latin, from Greek an-, privative prefix, “not, without” (see an- (1)) + first two letters of oxygen + -ic. Anoxia “oxygen deficiency” is attested from 1931.
n.
- The absence or reduced supply of oxygen in inspired gases, arterial blood, or tissues.