anoxaemia
anoxaemia noun: critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia.
Noun
anoxaemia (usually uncountable, plural anoxaemias)
- Critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia.
- Anoxaemia [... is] a term introduced by Jourdanet to indicate the diminished quantity of oxygen contained in the blood of those living at high altitudes, where the tension of the oxygen in the surrounding air is considerably decreased.1881, Henry Power, Leonard W. Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences (Based on Maye's Lexicon), volume I
anoxaemia meaning in Tamil
anoxaemia in Tamil
- ஆக்சிலிரத்தம்
Forms of anoxaemia
| plural | anoxaemias |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anoxæmia |
| alternative form | anoxhæmia |
| alternative form | anoxyhæmia |
| alternative form | anoxhaemia |
| alternative form | anoxemia |
| alternative form | anoxhemia |
Origin of anoxaemia
From an- (“lacking”) + oxy- (“oxygen”) + -aemia (“blood”).
Words formed from anoxaemia
Questions about anoxaemia
- What does anoxaemia mean?
- Anoxaemia means critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia.
- What is anoxaemia in Tamil?
- Anoxaemia in Tamil is ஆக்சிலிரத்தம். See Anoxaemia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is anoxaemia?
- Anoxaemia is a noun.
- What is the plural of anoxaemia?
- The plural of anoxaemia is anoxaemias.
Words near anoxaemia in the dictionary
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