Used in a Sentence

hypoxic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for hypoxic.

Editorial note

There is overall no health benefit since the hypoxic phase is quite long and creates stress during a time when the body is supposed to rest and recover.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of hypoxic gathered in one view.

adjective

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

adjective

(ecology, especially bodies of water) Exhibiting hypoxia.

adjective

(underwater diving) Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hypoxic.

adjective

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

adjective

(ecology, especially bodies of water) Exhibiting hypoxia.

adjective

(underwater diving) Describing a breathing gas mixture that contains less than 21% oxygen.

Example sentences

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There is overall no health benefit since the hypoxic phase is quite long and creates stress during a time when the body is supposed to rest and recover.

2

The hypoxic approach needs to last at least until eggs hatch, otherwise you're back to square one.

3

For every one of these massive hypoxic regions there's a ton of other smaller ones.

4

CBD bears investigation in epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction, and neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

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So if you hyperventilate and then go under water, you will experience an urgent need to breath after you start to become hypoxic.

6

I don't know, maybe the 10 prior weeks of sleeping in hypoxic tents might have had some effect too.

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Most hypoxic brain damage occurs in the form of re-perfusion injuries.

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None of these are concern with the hypoxic treatment they choose.

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Generally, you don't get hypoxic while using a clogged respirator.

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They oxygen delivery system fails and has left pilots hypoxic.

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Intuitively, it's not a stretch, either - massive swaths of hypoxic water could have huge impacts on global warming (lack of oxygen-producing organisms also means lack of carbon-consuming organisms, since they're one and the same).

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Considering that paper composes the majority of the mass in that installation, a sustained hypoxic environment at 14% or below is exactly how this system should be designed.

Proper noun examples

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Hypoxic regions are caused by an influx of various nutrient-limited organisms (hence why fertilizer is bad) which trigger a feeding cycle that destabilizes and ultimately kills off the oxygen-producing organisms in the impacted region.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use hypoxic in a sentence?

There is overall no health benefit since the hypoxic phase is quite long and creates stress during a time when the body is supposed to rest and recover.

What does hypoxic mean?

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

What part of speech is hypoxic?

hypoxic is commonly used as adjective.