anoxia

English

Etymology

From an- +‎ ox(ygen) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ænˈɒk.si.ə/

Noun

anoxia (usually uncountable, plural anoxias)

A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

Derived terms

anoxic

Translations

condition in which a tissue or environment is totally deprived of oxygen

Catalan: anòxia f
Dutch: anoxie (nl) f
Finnish: anoksia
French: anoxie (fr) f
German: Anoxie f
Greek: ανοξία (el) f (anoxía)
Indonesian: anoksia
Irish: anocsacht f
Occitan: anoxia f
Polish: anoksja f
Portuguese: anoxia (pt) f
Spanish: anoxia f
Swedish: anoxi (sv) c

See also

asphyxia

Portuguese

Noun

anoxia f (plural anoxias)

(pathology) anoxia (condition in which a tissue or environment is totally deprived of oxygen)

Spanish

Noun

anoxia f (plural anoxias)

anoxia

Related terms

anóxico

Further reading

“anoxia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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