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Anoxaemia An`ox*[ae]"mi*a, -emia -e"mi*a ([a^]n`[o^]ks*[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. 'an priv. + oxygen + Gr. ? blood.] (Med.) An abnormal condition due to deficient a["e]ration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. -- {An`ox*[ae]"mic}, {-e"mic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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