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Hypoxia

see synonyms of hypoxia

Noun

1. hypoxia

oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hypoxia

see synonyms of hypoxia
noun
deficiency in the amount of oxygen delivered to the body tissues

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Hypoxia

see synonyms of hypoxia
noun
an abnormal condition resulting from a decrease in the oxygen supplied to or utilized by body tissue

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hypoxia

see synonyms of hypoxia
n.
1. Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues.
2. Depletion of dissolved oxygen in aquatic environments to levels that are detrimental or fatal to aerobic organisms, often caused by eutrophication.

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