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hypoxia

hy·pox·e·mi·a
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy-pok-see-mee-uh or hahy-pok-see-uh]
    • /ˌhaɪ pɒkˈsi mi ə or haɪˈpɒk si ə/
    • /haɪˈpɒk.si.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-pok-see-mee-uh or hahy-pok-see-uh]
    • /ˌhaɪ pɒkˈsi mi ə or haɪˈpɒk si ə/

Definitions of hypoxia word

  • noun hypoxia inadequate oxygenation of the blood. 1
  • noun hypoxia Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues. 1
  • noun hypoxia deficiency in the amount of oxygen delivered to the body tissues 0
  • noun hypoxia an abnormal condition resulting from a decrease in the oxygen supplied to or utilized by body tissue 0

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Origin of hypoxia

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; hyp- + ox(y)-2 + -emia

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hypoxia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hypoxia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

hypoxia usage trend in Literature

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