Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues.
Wiktionary
- n. pathology A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia
- n. A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.
WordNet 3.0
- n. oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
Examples
“Unsuspected obstructive fetal neck masses often prove fatal because of an inability to secure an airway and ventilate the neonate, which results in hypoxia and acidosis.”
“Any good thing can be harmful -- even something like water -- too much water can be poison its called hypoxia-- too much testing can also be poison.”
“The pilot experienced what is known as "hypoxia," and had to return to base.”
“As a result there is reduction of oxygen supply to the body parts, known as hypoxia, which is the main complication in such conditions.”
“The leading culprit is thought to be mega-farms in the Midwest, whose nitrate-filled fertilizers run off into the Mississippi River and spill into the Gulf, where they feed massive algae blooms that starve the ocean of oxygen when they decompose (a process known as hypoxia).”
The Huffington Post: Chris Kromm: Why the Gulf Oil Disaster Is Far From Over
“The Redwood City, Calif., company has been testing the treatment, which is activated under a metabolic condition typical of cancer cells known as hypoxia, for other cancers.”
The Wall Street Journal: RTI Falls 6.9%; Blyth and Quiksilver Slide
“In chapter 1, I introduced the concept of cytopathic hypoxia, which is seen in acute sepsis and septic shock, as a model for accelerated aging.”
“This story shakes me deeply, because it contradicts everything I thought I knew about hypoxia, which is supposed to be -- and has been, according to all the patients I've talked to at my own hospital who've experienced it -- the state in which one feels blissfully at peace, sees the white light, meets previously departed loved ones waiting to usher one onward, and so forth.”
“So, he could develop a condition known as hypoxia, just not getting enough oxygen in the blood stream.”
“All kinds of diseases are basically linked to oxygen starvation, also known as hypoxia, or low oxygen levels.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘hypoxia’.
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breathing
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persnickety, hypoxia, peripatetic, love, anoxia, ginko, inigma, gentle, nourished, deem, earthquake, feather and 20 more...
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JLaughWork's Words
sesquipedalian, perspicacity, fervid, onomatopoeia, eschatology, prognostication, pedagogue, expiation, integrity, metamorphosis, supercilious, xenophilia and 229 more...
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Bio Research
cohort, angiogenesis, hepatology, metastasis, hypoxia, hostile, pruning
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Pregnant with Possibilities (Includin...
For double the fun, see also Congenital Conditions.
obstetrics, obstetrician, neonatology, neonatologist, isolette, postpartum, prepartum, puerperal fever, induce, pregnancy, episiotomy, meconium and 324 more...
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Lungodly
Words for the respirationist.
vaporizer, bronchitis, apnea, quackle, aluminosis, toke, valsalva maneuver, asthma, ventilation, hiccup, cough, snore and 62 more...
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velociped's Words
loquacious, rove, curmudgeon, introvert, skinflint, hypocrite, bombastic, hubris, retrospect, circumspect, prospective, specious and 45 more...
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sundress's Words
invariant, metadata, emergence, recursion, chaos, countability, portmanteau, wobbly, cisgender, hypoxia, epicene, iffy
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The Environment
biome, climax community, biofuel, chlorofluorocarbons, understory, desertification, gasohol, irreversibilities, overstory, high-grading, bioplastics, sustainability and 88 more...
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"Let's go strap on the ole air'chine ...
Aviation, especially aerobatic aviation, has been quite aptly described as the "most fun you can have with your clothes on". There are a ton of colorful and cryptolexical words that have evolved i...
magenta line, true virgins make..., black box, autopilot, spoilers, east is least and..., dead reckoning, whiz wheel, radome, squawk ident, iff-sif, fire handle and 66 more...
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insouciant, hircine, ubiquitous, labyrinth, plangent, jingoistic, unctuous, inchoate, roue, wastrel, pulchritude, bourgeoisie and 77 more...
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Words I Hear Repeatedly on Various TV...
asystole, intubate, guillain-barré, cushing's, pheochromocytoma, supraventricular ..., pulmonary edema, pericardial effusion, crash cart, push an amp of epi, clear, differential and 33 more...
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Bio-babble
spandrel, amplicon, pleiotropy, epistasis, trans-autophospho..., hypoxia, phenocopy, thylakoid, cristae, xenologous, ohnologous, hemizygous and 10 more...
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Medical
Hard to spell, say words from medicine
Tweets
Looking for tweets for hypoxia.
oroboros What happens in a jetliner that experiences an explosive cabin depressurization when cruising at high altitude. If you don't get supplemental oxygen ASAP it results in unconsciousness and death (or catatonia). Above 50,000 ft. pilots are required to wear pressure suits (a la the astronauts) because you can't do ANYTHING fast enough to prevent unconsciousness and death. Any course in pilot training has an extensive curriculum on this hazard of aviation. The most notorious modern occurrence of hypoxia was the tragic death of pro golfer Payne Stewart, along with other passengers and crew of a corporate jet that had a slow loss of pressurization coupled with a malfunction in the emergency oxygen system in l999. Jan 6, 2007