anoxia

an·ox·ia
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UK/ænˈɒk.sɪ.ə/UK/æˈnɒk-/US/ænˈɑk.si.ə/US/æˈnɑk-/

noun

A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

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Meanings

nounanoxia (usually uncountable, plural anoxias)

plural anoxias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

Origin

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

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Translations

Basque anoxia
  • anoxiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Catalan anòxia
  • anòxiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Dutch anoxie
  • anoxiecondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Finnish anoksia
  • anoksiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
French anoxie
  • anoxiecondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
German Anoxie, Sauerstoffmangel
  • Anoxiecondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
  • Sauerstoffmangelcondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Greek ανοξία
  • ανοξία (anoxía)condition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Hindi अनॉक्सिता
  • अनॉक्सिता (anŏksitā)condition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Indonesian anoksia
  • anoksiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Irish anocsacht
  • anocsachtcondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Italian anossia
  • anossiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Japanese 酸欠
  • 酸欠 (sanketsu)condition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Polish anoksja
  • anoksjacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Portuguese anoxia
  • anoxiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Romanian anoxie
  • anoxiecondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Russian анокси́я
  • анокси́я (anoksíja)condition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Spanish anoxia
  • anoxiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Swedish anoxi
  • anoxicondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues
Welsh anocsia
  • anocsiacondition involving complete lack of oxygen in the tissues

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

anoxia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoxia

MLA

“anoxia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoxia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anoxia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoxia.

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