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ANOXAEMIA
Etymology
Noun
anoxaemia (usually uncountable, plural anoxaemias)
(medicine) Critical lack of oxygen in blood; severe hypoxaemia.
Source: Wiktionary
An`ox*æ"mi*a, An`ox*e"mi*a, n. [NL.; Gr. priv. + oxygen + Gr. blood.] (Med.)
Definition: An abnormal condition due to deficient aëration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. -- An`ox*æ"mic, *e"mic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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