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anoxia

Syllables: an·ox·iaUK/ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə//ænˈɑk.si.ə/

anoxia noun: a condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

Noun

anoxia (usually uncountable, plural anoxias)

  1. (usually) A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

anoxia meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Indonesian

anoxia in Hindi

condition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
अनॉक्सिता anŏksitā

anoxia in Tamil

உயிர்வளிப் பற்றாக்குறை, அனொட்சயா, ஒட்சிசனேற்ற நிலை, அனாக்சியம், உயிரகக் குறைபாடு

anoxia in Indonesian

condition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
anoksia

Forms of anoxia

pluralanoxias

Origin of anoxia

Internationalism, from an- (“without”) + ox- (“oxygen”) + -ia (“disease”).

Words formed from anoxia

Questions about anoxia

What does anoxia mean?
Anoxia means a condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.
What is anoxia in Hindi?
Anoxia in Hindi is अनॉक्सिता (anŏksitā). See Anoxia meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is anoxia?
Anoxia is a noun.
How do you pronounce anoxia?
Anoxia is pronounced /ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of anoxia?
The plural of anoxia is anoxias.

Words near anoxia in the dictionary

  1. anoxemic
  2. anoxhaemia
  3. anoxhaemias
  4. anoxhemia
  5. anoxhæmia
  6. anoxia
  7. anoxias
  8. anoxic
  9. anoxic event
  10. anoxic events
  11. anoxically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: anoxia (page history and authors); anoxia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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