- the absence of oxygen, as in an organic environment: the simulation of aquatic anoxia in the laboratory.
- the absence or near absence of oxygen in the body tissues; severe hypoxia: Metabolism came to an irreversible standstill during prolonged anoxia.
- lack or absence of oxygen
- a deficiency of oxygen in tissues and organs
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