Plural of anoxia; multiple instances of severe oxygen deprivation or complete absence of oxygen in body tissues.
From 'anoxia' + '-s' (plural marker). Straightforward pluralization used in medical literature when discussing multiple cases or types.
Doctors discussing 'anoxias' might mean different types (anoxic, anemic, histotoxic, stagnant) or multiple patient cases—each type has different causes and requires different emergency responses!
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