: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebUnfortunately, none of those agonizing symptoms are usually strong enough to overcome the hypoxia-inducing madness and return to rational thought in time to slow down and run at a more honest pace. Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 The cause of his death was respiratory arrest due to hypoxia caused by physical restraint, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office. Dakin Andone And Jenn Selva, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 The problem has also spread over the past half-century: at least 500 coastal locales worldwide have experienced hypoxia thanks to a combination of warming water and nutrient pollution. Julia Rosen, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2022 Alabama inmates had a chance to sign a form choosing either lethal inject or hypoxia as an execution method in 2018 after legislators approved the use of hydrogen, but Reeves was among the inmates who didn’t fill out the form stating a preference.Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022 Nitrogen hypoxia would result in death because the inmate would breathe only nitrogen and be deprived of oxygen. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 30 Nov. 2021 Judge Huffaker asked the state for more information about the development of the nitrogen hypoxia method of execution in July. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 30 Nov. 2021 The start of the hypoxia season is marked by the upwelling of cold bottom water. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 July 2021 No state has used nitrogen hypoxia to carry out an execution, and no state has developed a protocol for its use, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hypoxia
noun
hyp·ox·ia hip-ˈäk-sē-ə hī-ˈpäk-
: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body