stagnant hypoxia
Hypoxia resulting from failure to transport sufficient oxygen to the tissues because…Hypoxia resulting from failure to transport sufficient oxygen to the tissues because of inadequate blood flow.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Hypoxia resulting from failure to transport sufficient oxygen to the tissues because of inadequate blood flow.
Low cardiac output due to heart failure can lead to stagnant hypoxia.
hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure):ischemic hypoxia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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