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adj. of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia.
adj. greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen.
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adj. relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs
Word Usage
"It's called anoxic depolarization and it primarily results from the brain getting insufficient blood and oxygen after a stroke, says Dr. Sergei Kirov, neuroscientist in the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies."