hypoxia

hy pox i a |hīˈpäksēə haɪˈpɔksiə | ▶noun Medicine deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues. • oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment: aquatic hypoxia. DERIVATIVES hy pox ic |-sik |adjective ORIGIN 1940s: from hypo- (denoting an element in a low valency ) + oxygen + -ia 1 .

hypoxia

hypoxia |hʌɪˈpɒksɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues. • oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment: aquatic hypoxia. DERIVATIVES hypoxic adjective ORIGIN 1940s: from hypo- (denoting an element in a low valency ) + oxygen + -ia 1 .