hypoxia
/hʌɪˈpɒksɪə
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
1Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.Increased hypoxia in local tissues, marked oedema of the toes, or development of venous hypertension may be involved....
- This is not easy, as too little fluid will cause hypoperfusion whereas too much will lead to oedema that will cause tissue hypoxia.
- These hemorrhagic and hemolytic events would result in tissue hypoxia that would, in turn, stimulate erythropoiesis.
1.1Oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment: aquatic hypoxia...
- Emersion results in hypoxia in many aquatic crustaceans.
Derivatives
hypoxic
- One baby had signs of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy with fits.
- But there was no difference in glucose intolerance between hypoxic and hypoglycemic conditions.
- Seizures are usually due to hypoxic encephalopathy, hemorrhage or cerebral infarction.
Origin
1940s: from hypo- (denoting an element in a low valency) + oxygen + -ia1.