anoxemic

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anoxemic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  anoxaemia \an`ox*ae"mi*a\, anoxemia \an`ox*e"mi*a\
     ([a^]n`[o^]ks*[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. 'an priv. +
     oxygen + Gr. a'i^ma blood.] (Med.)
     A former term used to refer to an abnormal condition due to
     deficient oxygenation of the arterial blood, as in balloon
     sickness, mountain sickness; now the term is replaced by the
     term hypoxemia. -- An`ox*ae"mic, An`ox*e"mic
     ([a^]n`[o^]ks*[=e]"m[i^]k), a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]

anoxemic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  anoxemic
      adj 1: relating to or marked by abnormally little oxygen in
             arterial blood