anoxic
adjective
an·ox·ic
(ˌ)a-ˈnäk-sik 
1
: of, relating to, or affected with anoxia
2
: greatly deficient in oxygen : oxygenless
anoxic water
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The liver came from 21-year-old Bryce Dunlap, who had died from complications of an anoxic brain injury the day before.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
As a result, Michael from Virginia, sustained an anoxic brain injury, which occurs when cells in the brain do not receive enough oxygen.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
During those harrowing 45 minutes, the father of six and grandfather of seven from Mesa, Ariz., suffered an anoxic brain injury, resulting in the loss of his ability to speak, walk and swallow.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
As a result, Michael from Virginia, sustained an anoxic brain injury, which occurs when cells in the brain do not receive enough oxygen.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
During those harrowing 45 minutes, the father of six and grandfather of seven from Mesa, Ariz., suffered an anoxic brain injury, resulting in the loss of his ability to speak, walk and swallow.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Anoxic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anoxic. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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