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Hypoxia

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anoxianoun(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.
hypoxemianoun(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
hypobaricOf, relating to, or using less than normal air pressure.
histotoxictoxic to tissue
anoxemianounAlternative spelling of anoxaemia. [(medicine) Critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia.]
asphyxianounLoss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
hyperoxianoun(medicine) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues; the excess itself.
anoxaemianoun(medicine) Critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia.
hyperoxemianoun(medicine) A high level of oxygen in the blood.
hypoxaemianounAlternative spelling of hypoxemia. [(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.]
normoxianoun(physiology) The condition of having a normal level of oxygen in the tissues.
stagnant hypoxianoun(medicine) Hypoxia resulting from failure to transport sufficient oxygen to the tissues because of inadequate blood flow.
pseudohypoxianoun(pathology) A condition in which the symptoms of hypoxia are caused by metabolic complications, such as those associated with diabetes
eumoxianoun(pathology) A condition in which tissues have the correct concentration of oxygen
orthodeoxianoun(pathology) accentuation of arterial hypoxemia upon standing upright
hypohemianoun(medicine) A deficiency of blood.
normoxemianoun(physiology, pathology) A normal concentration of oxygen in the blood.
asphyxiationnounAn acute lack of oxygen.
cyanosisnoun(pathology) A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.
hypooxygenationnounIn insufficient level of oxygenation

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