hypoxia
n.a medical condition where your body or a part of it does not get enough oxygen. This can cause your cells to stop working properly and can be very dangerous.
n.a pathological state in which an organ or tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the cellular level. This can lead to cellular dysfunction and, if severe, to necrosis.
“The doctor explained that the patient's hypoxia was caused by a lung infection.”
“High-altitude climbers often experience hypoxia because the air contains less oxygen than at sea level.”
“Prolonged hypoxia in the brain can lead to irreversible neurological damage, making early detection and oxygen therapy critical in emergency medicine.”
“Amyloid-like fibrin microclots have been repeatedly reported in long COVID patients and linked to tissue hypoxia and neurocognitive symptoms.”
By surface analysis, hyp- + ox- + -ia.
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