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anoxia

DEFINITIONS OF: anoxia

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

Types:
anemic anoxia
anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
anoxic anoxia
anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
ischemic anoxia, stagnant anoxia
anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
Type of:
hypoxia
oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
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