Anoxic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  anoxic \an*ox"ic\ ([a^]n*[o^]ks"[i^]k), adj. [NL.; Gr. 'an priv.
     + oxygen.]
     1. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia. AS
        [PJC]
  
     2. Greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen.


        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anoxic
       adj : relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in
             tissues or organs