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hypoxic hypoxia

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hypoxia /hy·pox·ia/ (hi-pok´se-ah) reduction of oxygen supply to a tissue below physiological levels despite adequate perfusion of the tissue by blood.hypox´ic
anemic hypoxia  that due to reduction of the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood owing to decreased total hemoglobin or altered hemoglobin constituents.
histotoxic hypoxia  that due to impaired use of oxygen by tissues.
hypoxic hypoxia  that due to insufficient oxygen reaching the blood.
stagnant hypoxia  that due to failure to transport sufficient oxygen because of inadequate blood flow.
hypoxic hypoxia
n.
Hypoxia resulting from a defective mechanism of oxygenation in the lungs, as is caused by a low tension of oxygen, by abnormal pulmonary function, or by a right-to-left shunt in the heart. Also called anoxic anoxia.


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