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anoxia

ano·xia

UK/ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə/ US/æˈnɒk-/ uncommon

noun

1.

severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues

Origin

Internationalism, from an- (“without”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ia (“disease”).

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