anoxemia

noun

an·ox·emia ˌa-ˌnäk-ˈsē-mē-ə

: a condition of subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood

anoxemic

ˌa-ˌnäk-ˈsē-mik

adjective

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1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anoxemia was in 1861

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anoxemia

noun

an·ox·emia

variants or chiefly British anoxaemia

ˌan-ˌäk-ˈsē-mē-ə

: a condition of subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood

anoxemic adjective

or chiefly British anoxaemic

-mik

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