anoxia \an`ox"i*a\ ([a^]n*[o^]ks"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. 'an
priv. + oxygen.]
1. (Med.) A physiological state in which insufficient oxygen
reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of
sufficient severity to cause permanent damage; severe
hypoxia.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
2. (Med) Total lack of oxygen. [AS]
anoxia
noun1: severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
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