Anoxia vs. Hypoxia

Anoxianoun

A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.

Anoxianoun

a physiological state in which insufficient oxygen reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of sufficient severity to cause permanent damage.

Anoxianoun

severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues

Hypoxianoun

(pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia

Hypoxianoun

A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.

Hypoxianoun

a very strong drive resulting from a deficiency of available oxygen in the blood and bodily tissues (short of anoxia)