| hypoxic |
Insufficient availability of oxygen in an environment to support aerobic respiration.
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| hypoxic |
the condition of extraordinarily low oxygen.
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| hypoxic encephalopathy |
The neurological damage that results from depriving the brain of oxygen or blood, or both, for several minutes. The damage may range from a transient loss of short-term memory to persistent vegetative coma. Many conditions
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| hypoxic lap swimming |
A practice by competitive swimmers of holding their breath for a number of laps in order to increase the tolerance to oxygen debt during races. The practice is potentially dangerous and may lead to drowning.
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| hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction |
Narrowing of the small arterioles in the alveoli in response to hypoxia.
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