Letter A

Anoxia

1. Strictly speaking, the absence of oxygen.

2. The near absence of oxygen.

3. Sometimes used loosely as a synonym for hypoxia.

From an- (without) + -ox- (oxygen) + -ia == the state of being without oxygen.

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