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hypoxia definition

hy·poxia (hī päk′sē ə, hi-)

noun

an abnormal condition resulting from a decrease in the oxygen supplied to or utilized by body tissue

Etymology: ModL: see hypo- & oxy- & -ia

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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