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Altitude Chambers As a result of physiological adaptations in response to decreased oxygen (known as hypoxia), altitude training can increase strength, VO2 max, power output, and lactate threshold.
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Chelsey Stone, Outside, 26 Dec. 2025
The suit says the combination of restraint, sedative use and pepper spray caused significant hypoxia, impaired ventilation, respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability and ultimately cardiopulmonary arrest.
—Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The state of Alabama instead executed Boyd on Thursday night using nitrogen hypoxia shortly after the court’s decision to decline his petition.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
The baby, who was gray, emaciated and catatonic when brought to the Hoag Hospital Emergency Room, was suffering from extremely low blood-sugar levels, hypoxia and constant seizures, according to prosecutors.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
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Chelsey Stone, Outside, 26 Dec. 2025
The suit says the combination of restraint, sedative use and pepper spray caused significant hypoxia, impaired ventilation, respiratory failure, cardiovascular instability and ultimately cardiopulmonary arrest.
—Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
The state of Alabama instead executed Boyd on Thursday night using nitrogen hypoxia shortly after the court’s decision to decline his petition.
—Surina Venkat, The Hill, 24 Oct. 2025
The baby, who was gray, emaciated and catatonic when brought to the Hoag Hospital Emergency Room, was suffering from extremely low blood-sugar levels, hypoxia and constant seizures, according to prosecutors.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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hypoxia
noun
hyp·ox·ia
hip-ˈäk-sē-ə 
hī-ˈpäk-
hī-ˈpäk-
: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
Mountain sickness is caused primarily by a lack of oxygen, or hypoxia. Atmospheric pressure decreases as one moves away from sea level, and because the percentage of oxygen in air remains constant, the concentration of oxygen is decreased. Lower levels of oxygen initiate a series of potentially fatal physiological changes.—Charles S. Houston, Scientific American
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