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Anoxia

//ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə// noun

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

Etymology

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

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