anoxia

Noun

anoxia

1. (pathology) A condition in which tissues are severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.

6 letters in word "anoxia": A A I N O X.

No anagrams for anoxia found in this word list.

Words found within anoxia:

aa ai aia ain aina an ana ani anoa ax axion axon in io ion na naoi nix no nox oi on ox xi xoana

• Definitions:
• an absence of oxygen supply to an organ's tissues leading to cell death.
• Oxygen deficiency in environmental locations such as sediments and bodies of water.
• The absence of oxygen.
• Condition characterized by a lack of oxygen.
• Lack of oxygen in the environment.
• suffocation; total lack of oxygen and concomittent rise of carbon dioxide in the fetal blood. Requires complete failure of maternal perfusion (eg, secondary to complete abruption), complete failure of placental oxygen uptake or complete failure of oxygen transfer from the placenta to the fetus ...
• Decreased oxygen delivery to a cell, resulting in possible cell death.
• A condition in which oxygen levels in the body are reduced.
• A complete depletion of oxygen in the aquatic environment. Anoxia occurs in the Bay's deepest waters, especially during summer.
• The total lack of dissolved oxygen in water.
• no oxygen present.
• Lack of oxygen in tissues (also see hypoxia).
• A lack of oxygen supplied to the brain. When this occurs during embryonic development or the birth process, the brain may be damaged.
• a situation where the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water is reduced to zero. The end result is a localized area that is not capable of supporting biological activity.
• severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
• Lack of oxygen to the brain.
• A lack of oxygen. Cells of the brain need oxygen to stay alive. When blood flow to the brain is reduced or when oxygen in the blood is too low, brain cells are damaged.
• lack of oxygen.

• anoxemic ←
• anoxemias ←
• anoxemia ←
• anoxia
• → anoxias
• → anoxic
• → ansa