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anoxia
[ an-ok-see-uh, uh-nok- ]
noun
- Biology. the absence of oxygen, as in an organic environment:
the simulation of aquatic anoxia in the laboratory.
- Pathology. the absence or near absence of oxygen in the body tissues; severe hypoxia: Compare hypoxia ( def 2 ).
Metabolism came to an irreversible standstill during prolonged anoxia.
anoxia
/ æˈɒɪə /
noun
- lack or absence of oxygen
- a deficiency of oxygen in tissues and organs Compare hypoxia
Derived Forms
- ˈdz澱, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·dz· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of anoxia1
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Example Sentences
This summer, workers removed large masses of algae from the lagoon to help prevent anoxia.
He reassured jurors that many of the medical terms they have heard during the trial — hypoxia, asphyxia, anoxia — all mean essentially the same thing, “a drastically low level of oxygen.”
In the case of the Cambrian it was periods of anoxia of as-yet-unknown cause.
Scientists had previously suspected that anoxia, or a lack of oxygen, was responsible for destroying aquatic life.
Global warming, acid oceans, anoxia, not to mention a toxic atmosphere.
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