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Etymology
From hypoxia + -ic or hyp- + ox- + -ic.
Adjective
hypoxic (comparative more hypoxic, superlative most hypoxic)
- (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had left her hypoxic and wheezing.
- (underwater diving) Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.
Rarely, nitrox mixtures are intentionally hypoxic, under special conditions.
- (ecology, especially bodies of water) Exhibiting hypoxia.
Dead zones are hypoxic areas in the world's oceans and large lakes.
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