Anoxia

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  • noun. Absence of oxygen.
  • noun. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.
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  • noun. a physiological state in which insufficient oxygen reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of sufficient severity to cause permanent damage.
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  • noun. A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.
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  • noun. severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
    • Word Usage
    "In the next or third group, anoxia is more profound, and CO2 retention with hypercapnea is added."
    cross-reference
    asphyxia  
    Form
    anoxic  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hypoxia  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    anemic anoxia  anoxic anoxia  ischemic anoxia  stagnant anoxia  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accident  arousability  arteriosclerosis  cyanosis  erethism  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Minamata disease  abscess  ague  altitude sickness  anemia  
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