hypoxia

 
Pronunciation: /hʌɪˈpɒksɪə/

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.
  • oxygen deficiency in a biotic environment: aquatic hypoxia

Derivatives

hypoxic

adjective

Origin:

1940s: from hypo- (denoting an element in a low valency) + oxygen + -ia1