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hypoxia
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hypoxia
Condition in which there is an abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood and tissues.
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hypoxia
Reduction of oxygen supply to tissue below physiological levels despite adequate perfusion of the tissue by blood. (cf. Anoxia). ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?hypoxia
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hypoxia
(hi-pok´se-ә) lowered availability of oxygen to the body tissues. There are many different causes, such as decreased oxygen in the atmosphere (as in altitude sickness); pulmonary disorders that interfere with breathing; anemia or circulatory problems that cause inadequate transport and delive... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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hypoxia
condition of the body in which the tissues are starved of oxygen. In its extreme form, where oxygen is entirely absent, the condition is called ... [5 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/93
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hypoxia
reduction of oxygen supply to tissue below physiological levels despite adequate perfusion of the tissue by blood. Cf. anoxia. Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio42.html
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hypoxia
hypoxia 1. A condition characterized by abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood and tissues. 2. In ecology, a condition in which inadequate environmental oxygen is available to an organism. The 'Dead Zone' off the Louisiana coast mapped during the last week of July, 2006, is reported to be 6,6... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2720/
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Hypoxia
[medical] Hypoxia, or hypoxiation, is a pathological condition in which the body as a whole (generalised hypoxia) or a region of the body (tissue hypoxia) is deprived of adequate oxygen supply. Variations in arterial oxygen concentrations can be part of the normal physiology, for example, du... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoxia_(medical)
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hypoxia
Oxygen deficiency in blood cells or tissues in such a degree as to cause psychological and physiological disturbances. Hypoxia may result from scarcity of oxygen in the air being breathed or from the inability of the body`s tissues to absorb oxygen under conditions of low barometric pressure. It pro... Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/hypoxia.html
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Hypoxia
A less severe complication that anoxia in which there are low levels of oxygen in the blood. Narrower term(s): Fetal Hypoxia Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/H/4
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hypoxia
Type: Term Pronunciation: hī-pok′sē-ă Definitions: 1. Decrease below normal levels of oxygen in inspired gases, arterial blood, or tissue, without reaching anoxia. Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=43138
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HYPOXIA
Oxygen deprivation. Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=H
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hypoxia
A condition in which there is a decrease in the oxygen supply to a tissue. In cancer treatment, the level of hypoxia in a tumor may help predict the response of the tumor to the treatment. Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=H
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HYPOXIA
Deprivation of oxygen, aka "altitude sickness," which can adversely affect human judgment and movement at altitudes above 12,000' with symptoms ranging from light dizziness to unconsciousness, even death at the extreme. It was a principal reason for pressurized aircraft. Found op http://www.aerofiles.com/glossary.html
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