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hypoxia

[ hahy-pok-see-uh ]

noun

  1. Biology. a very low level of oxygen, as in an organic environment:

    The fish have developed a tolerance to the hypoxia of the swamp.

  2. Pathology. an abnormally low amount of oxygen in the body tissues: Compare anoxia ( def 2 ), hypoxemia.

    Premature newborns are routinely placed in incubators to treat or prevent hypoxia.

hypoxia

/ haɪˈpɒksɪə; haɪˈpɒksɪk /

noun

  1. deficiency in the amount of oxygen delivered to the body tissues

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Derived Forms

  • hypoxic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • hy·pox·ic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypoxia1

First recorded in 1940–45; hyp- ( def ) + oxy- 2( def ) + -ia ( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypoxia1

C20: from hypo- + oxy- ² + -ia

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Example Sentences

But by the time the turn was executed the flight crew could have succumbed to hypoxia.

Hypoxia or anoxia or lack of oxygen could affect his memory.

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