anoxic anoxia


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Noun1.anoxic anoxia - anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
anoxia - severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
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Anoxic anoxia was deemed to be the mechanism for the loss of consciousness in these patients.