Etymology

anoxia

an·ox·ia
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Today it means: A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia. Full definition →

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The story

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

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