- histotoxic anoxia
- histotoxic anoxia,a condition caused by poisons, such as cyanide, in which body tissue is incapable of using the oxygen supply of the blood.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
histotoxic anoxia — n anoxia caused by poisoning of the tissues (as by alcohol) that impairs their ability to utilize oxygen * * * particularly severe histotoxic hypoxia … Medical dictionary
histotoxic — |histə+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hist + toxic 1. : toxic to tissues histotoxic agents 2. : of, relating to, or caused by a histotoxin the development of a histotoxic anoxia … Useful english dictionary
anoxia — Absence or almost complete absence of oxygen from inspired gases, arterial blood, or tissues; to be differentiated from hypoxia. [G. an priv. + oxygen] anemic a. a term formerly considered synonymous with anemic … Medical dictionary
hypoxia — [hī päk′sē ə, hipäk′sē ə] n. 〚ModL: see HYPO & OXY 1 & IA〛 an abnormal condition resulting from a decrease in the oxygen supplied to or utilized by body tissue hypoxic adj … Universalium
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Hypoxia (medical) — Hypoxia ICD 9 799.02 MeSH D000860 Hypoxia, or hypoxiation, is a pathological condition in which the body as a whole (generalized hypoxia) or a region of the body (tissue hypoxia) is deprived of adequate ox … Wikipedia