| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| anoxia |
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| SYLLABICATION: | an·ox·i·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n- k s - |
| NOUN: | 1. Absence of oxygen. 2. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia. | | ETYMOLOGY: | an + ox(o) + ia1. | | OTHER FORMS: | an·ox ic (- k s k) ADJECTIVE
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