anoxia

Meanings

Plural: anoxias

Noun

severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
A condition in which a body tissue or an environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.

Origin / Etymology

From an- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, without’) + ox- (meaning ‘oxygen’) + -ia (suffix forming names of diseases).

Scrabble Score: 13

anoxia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
anoxia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anoxia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

anoxia is a valid Words With Friends word