normoxia

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English

Etymology

By surface analysis, norm- +‎ ox- +‎ -ia.

Noun

normoxia (uncountable)

  1. (physiology) The condition of having a normal level of oxygen in the tissues.
    Synonym: eumoxia
    Hyponym: physoxia
    Coordinate terms: (O₂) overoxygenation, hyperoxia; underoxygenation, hypoxia, anoxia; (CO₂) hypercapnia, hypercarbia, hypocapnia, hypocarbia, normocapnia, normocarbia

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