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Hypoxic vs Anoxia - What's the difference?

hypoxic | anoxia |

As an adjective hypoxic

is of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

As a noun anoxia is

(pathology) a condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.

hypoxic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
  • Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.

    • Related terms

    * anoxic * dysoxic * normoxic * hyperoxic

    anoxia

    English

    (wikipedia anoxia)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pathology) A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.

    • Derived terms

    * anoxic

    See also

    * asphyxia English terms with alpha privatives