ハイポキシア

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Meanings

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noun

hypoxia

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Medical term for a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply. The synonym 低酸素症 is more common in everyday medical contexts.

Related words

低てい酸さん素そ症しょう
More common Japanese medical term for hypoxia; ハイポキシア is a direct loanword used in similar contexts but may sound more technical or Western.

Word family

ハッピーハイポキシア
happy hypoxia

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'hypoxia', which derives from Greek 'hypo-' (under) + 'oxys' (sharp, oxygen).