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- [hahy-pok-see-mee-uh or hahy-pok-see-uh]
- /ˌhaɪ pɒkˈsi mi ə or haɪˈpɒk si ə/
- /haɪˈpɒk.si.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Information block about the term
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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with hypoxia
- what is hypoxia?
- which of the following is a late sign of hypoxia?
- what does hypoxia mean?
- what causes hypoxia?
- what is cerebral hypoxia?
- what are the signs of hypoxia?
- what does hypoxia feel like?
- what is the hypoxia?
- how to diagnose hypoxia?
- why does anaphylactic shock cause severe hypoxia very quickly?
- what assessment finding is the earliest sign of hypoxia?
- how to induce hypoxia in cell culture?
- hypoxia is the result of which of these conditions?
- what is meant by hypoxia?
- what is the difference between hypoxia and ischemia?
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