normoxia

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, norm- +‎ ox- +‎ -ia.

Noun

normoxia (uncountable)

1. (physiology) The condition of having a normal level of oxygen in the tissues.

   Synonym: eumoxia

   Hyponym: physoxia

   Coordinate terms: (O₂) overoxygenation, hyperoxia; underoxygenation, hypoxia, anoxia; (CO₂) hypercapnia, hypercarbia, hypocapnia, hypocarbia, normocapnia, normocarbia

Related terms

• anoxemia
• hyperoxemia
• hypoxemia
• normoxemia
• normoxic (adj)

See also

• normothermia