What does "anoxia" mean?

A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

What is a synonym for "anoxia"?

Common synonyms include: abscess, ague, altitude sickness, anemia, ankylosis, anoxemia.

Pronounced //ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə//.

//ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia. uncountable, usually
2
severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues wordnet

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

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