hypoxia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hypoxia*:
NOUN	state	hypoxia	oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency

hypoxia > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaypaa'ksiyah
Rhymes	Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...

English > *hypoxia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency.
Part of	asphyxia	A condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis
Narrower	altitude sickness	Effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
	anemic hypoxia	hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
	anoxia	severe hypoxia
	hypoxic hypoxia	hypoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
	ischemic hypoxia, stagnant hypoxia	hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
	suffocation, asphyxiation	The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
Broader	drive	A physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Spanish	hipoxia
Catalan	hipòxia

HyperDic: hypoxia