English Explanatory Dictionary

hypoxic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
  2. Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
  3. Exhibiting hypoxia.

Word forms

hypoxic more hypoxic most hypoxic

Etymology

From hypoxia + -ic or hyp- + ox- + -ic.

Related words

anoxemic hyperoxemic hypoxemic normoxemic

Derived words

hypoxically nonhypoxic posthypoxic pseudohypoxic
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