anoxia
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an·ox·i·a
(ăn-ŏk′sē-ə)n.
1. Absence of oxygen.
2. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.
an·ox′ic (-ŏk′sĭk) adj.
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anoxia
(ænˈɒksɪə)n
1. lack or absence of oxygen
2. (Pathology) a deficiency of oxygen in tissues and organs. Compare hypoxia
[C20: from an- + ox(ygen) + -ia]
anˈoxic adj
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an•ox•i•a
(ænˈɒk si ə, əˈnɒk-)n.
1. lack of oxygen, as in suffocation.
2. hypoxia.
an•ox′ic, adj.
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anoxia
a condition charaeterized by insufficient oxygen in the tissues.
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anoxia
Lack of oxygen, often caused by an obstruction to the blood supply.
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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) |
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an·ox·i·a
n. anoxia, ausencia de oxígeno en los tejidos;
altitude ___ → ___ de altitud;
anemic ___ → ___ anémica;
neonatorum ___ → ___ del nenonato;
stagnant ___ → ___ de estancamiento.
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