hypoxic

adj — 3 senses

hypoxic

adj

Etymology From hypoxia + -ic or hyp- + ox- + -ic.

1

Medicine, Sciences Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had left her hypoxic and wheezing.

2

Diving, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Underwater diving Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.

Rarely, nitrox mixtures are intentionally hypoxic, under special conditions.

3

Biology, Ecology, Natural sciences Exhibiting hypoxia.

Especially bodies of water

Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.

Derived terms: hypoxically, nonhypoxic, posthypoxic, pseudohypoxic
Related terms: anoxemic, hyperoxemic, hypoxemic, normoxemic
Coordinate terms: anoxic, dysoxic, hyperoxic, normoxic

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