anoxia
Noun
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Severe hypoxia;
Absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues (synset 114066725)hypernym: hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiencyhyponym:- 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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