Meaning & use
hypoxic
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relating to or affected by hypoxia, a condition in which the body or part of it is deprived of adequate oxygen.
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Climbers at high altitude risk becoming hypoxic if they ascend too quickly.
The tissue samples showed clear signs of hypoxic damage.
A note on using this word
A technical, medical and scientific term; the related noun is 'hypoxia,' while total oxygen deprivation is called 'anoxia.'
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