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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

anoxia
    n 1: severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in
         arterial blood or in the tissues

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

anoxia \an`ox"i*a\ ([a^]n*[o^]ks"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. 'an
   priv. + oxygen.]
   1. (Med.) A physiological state in which insufficient oxygen
      reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of
      sufficient severity to cause permanent damage; severe
      hypoxia.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]

   2. (Med) Total lack of oxygen.
      [AS]

Thesaurus Results for anoxia:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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