anoxia

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

necrosis vertigo rheum cyanosis bleeding fatigue diarrhea asthma abscess dysentery chill atrophy sclerosis coughing ataxia
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Antonyms

encourage animation liveliness alacrity hearten great strength

Hypernyms

hypoxia

Hyponyms

ischemic anoxia anoxic anoxia anemic anoxia stagnant anoxia

Related terms

hypoxia anoxemia hypoxemia hypoxic hyperoxic normoxic

Phrases with the word

stagnant anoxia

Examples

Anoxia seeAlso Evidence for widespread ocean anoxia (severe deficiency of oxygen) and euxinia (presence of hydrogen sulfide ) is found from the Late Permian to the Early Triassic. Source: Internet

For such iron-rich rocks to be deposited there would have to be anoxia in the ocean, so that much dissolved iron (as ferrous oxide ) could accumulate before it met an oxidant that would precipitate it as ferric oxide. Source: Internet

Hypercapnia best explains the selectivity of the extinction, but anoxia and euxinia probably contributed to the high mortality of the event. Source: Internet

Once anoxia became established, it would have been sustained by a positive feedback loop because deep water anoxia tends to increase the recycling efficiency of phosphate, leading to even higher productivity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

anoxaemic anoxemia anoxemic anoxic anoxic anoxia anoxic conditions