HYPOXIA


Meaning of HYPOXIA in English

[ hʌɪ'pɒksɪə ]

■ noun Medicine deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.

↘ Ecology oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment.

Derivatives

hypoxic adjective

Origin

1940s: from hypo- + oxygen + -ia 1 .

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