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hypoxia
hypoxia [ hī póksi ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
inadequate oxygen in body tissue: an inadequacy in the oxygen reaching the body's tissues
[Mid-20th century. <hyp- + oxygen]

hypoxic adjective
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