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nounsevere hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissuestype of:
Definition that contains anoxia
- anoxic anoxia anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
- ischemic anoxia anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
- stagnant anoxia anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
- anemic anoxia anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin