anoxia n : severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues

English

Noun

anoxia

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

Derived terms

• anoxic

See also

• asphyxia

The term anoxia means "without oxygen", an extreme form of hypoxia or "low oxygen". Anoxia and hypoxia may occur in various contexts:

• Anoxic sea water
• Anoxic event
• Dead zone (ecology) or hypoxic zones
• Hypoxia (environmental)
• Hypoxia (medical)

See also

• Oxygen saturation, a relative measure of the oxygen dissolved or carried in a medium; a measure of the severity of hypoxic conditions.
• Oxygen toxicity (hyperoxia), the opposite condition of hypoxia, an excess of oxygen in body tissues.

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