hypoxia
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By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -ia.
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hypoxia (countable and uncountable, plural hypoxias)
- (pathology) A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen [from 1940s].
- Antonym: hyperoxia
- Hypernym: underoxygenation
- Hyponyms: anoxia, stagnant hypoxia
- Coordinate terms: normoxia, pseudohypoxia
- A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.
- Antonym: hyperoxia
- Hypernym: underoxygenation
- Hyponym: anoxia
- Coordinate term: normoxia
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condition in which tissues are deprived of oxygen
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