‖ 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]
‖ 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]