hypoxia
English Thesaurus
1. oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency (noun.state)
hypernym | : | drive, |
definition | : | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | anemic hypoxia, |
definition | : | hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | hypoxic hypoxia, |
definition | : | hypoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | ischemic hypoxia, stagnant hypoxia, |
definition | : | hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure) (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | altitude sickness, |
definition | : | effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | anoxia, |
definition | : | severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | asphyxiation, suffocation, |
definition | : | the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) (noun.state) |
part meronym | : | asphyxia, |
definition | : | a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas (noun.state) |
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