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Anoxaemia   Listen
noun
anoxaemia, anoxemia  n.  (Med.) A former term used to refer to an abnormal condition due to deficient oxygenation of the arterial blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness; now the term is replaced by the term hypoxemia.





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... pressures. The tape Mac used to insure his connection had an asbestos base, with adhesive gum insinuated into the tape. He wrapped the wire tightly, then bound it to the brace. He noticed his visor fogging up and felt a faint, giddy sensation. Anoxemia! He let the tape drift as he reached for his regulator dial. What a fool he was, he thought, to starve his lungs. He turned the dial to emergency maximum and gulped precious liters of oxygen-helium mixture. The gauge showed ...
— Tight Squeeze • Dean Charles Ing


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