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an·ox·i·a
 anoxia
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- pronunciation:
nak
si
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
lack of oxygen in the body's tissues.
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| definition 2: |
the mental and physical disturbances resulting from lack of oxygen.
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adjective + (n.)anoxia
accelerated, anthropogenic, aquatic, cast, coastal, congenital, freshwater, prolonged, reduced, repeated, resulting, severe, transient, upper, viral, yielding
verb + (n.)anoxia
believe, cause, die, result, soil, suffer, torture, trawl
noun + (n.)anoxia
climber, corrosion, decomposition, deprivation, encephalitis, episode, eutrophication, exertion, hypothermia, jaundice, nitrogen, oxygen, period, plankton, propensity, sediment, swine, water
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| derivation: |
anoxic (adj.) |
The word anoxia
contains the following part:
a-1, an-1
Greek
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
Words prefixed with a-1, an-1 are nouns and adjectives. Some are loanwords from Greek (amorphous
, atrophy
). Others are English formations, which may attach the prefix to English words of Latin origin (asocial
, amoral
) or Greek origin (apolitical). The form a-1 is used before bases beginning with a consonant, while an-1 is used before bases beginning with a vowel.
Example words:
abiogenesis, abiotic, abranchiate, abysmal, abyss, achene, achromatic, achromic, adiabatic, agnostic, alexia, amenorrhea, amethyst, ametropia, amnesia, amnesty, amoral, amorphous, anaemia, anaerobe, anaerobic, analgesia, analgesic, anarchy, anecdote, anemia, aneroid, anesthesia, anesthesiology, anodyne, anomalous, anomaly, anomie, anonym, anonymous, anorexia, anoxia, anuria, apathy, aperiodic, apetalous, aphasia, aplastic anemia, apraxia, apterous, apteryx, arrhythmia, aseptic, asexual, asocial, asphyxia, astatine, asthenia, astigmatism, asymmetry, asymptote, ataractic, ataxia, atheist, atom, atonal, atrophy, avitaminosis, azygous, neurasthenia
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