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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It was alleged that a young boy drowned and suffered an anoxic/hypoxic brain injury in a residential swimming pool.
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Corey Brian Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Doctors told police the child had suffered an anoxic brain injury.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
The cause was anoxic brain injury, his daughter Afeni Berry said.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Stagnant water is anoxic and damages root systems during the growing season.
—Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
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Corey Brian Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
Doctors told police the child had suffered an anoxic brain injury.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2024
The cause was anoxic brain injury, his daughter Afeni Berry said.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Stagnant water is anoxic and damages root systems during the growing season.
—Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
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“Anoxic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anoxic. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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