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Anoxia   Listen
noun
anoxia  n.  
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.
2.
(Med) Total lack of oxygen.





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"Anoxia" Quotes from Famous Books



... a bad way to go. Within seventy-five hours the last of my reserve tanks would be empty. Then I would just wait for the rest of the air to leak out of the cabin. First I would lose consciousness with anoxia. I'd hardly even notice. Then as the pressure got lower my body fluids would begin ...
— Last Resort • Stephen Bartholomew


Words linked to "Anoxia" :   stagnant anoxia, anemic anoxia, hypoxia, anoxic anoxia


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