Hypoxia

Hypoxia generically means a low level of oxygen. In different contexts it may refer to: In the body: Hypoxia, the reduction of oxygen in tissues below levels which are considered to be normal. Hypoxaemia, the reduction of oxygen specifically in the blood. Hypoxic hypoxia, hypoxia resulting from a defective mechanism of oxygenation in the lungs. Anoxia the extreme form of hypoxia where there is no oxygen present, an anoxic condition. Anaemic hypoxia is a state where the oxygen content of blo ...