Associations to the word «Hypoxia»

Wiktionary

HYPOXIA, noun. (pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia
HYPOXIA, noun. A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.

Dictionary definition

HYPOXIA, noun. Oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats