#hypoxia a very strong drive resulting from a deficiency of available oxygen in the blood and bodily tissues (short of anoxia)
supertype: #drive.physiological_state a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
part of: #asphyxia
subtype: #anemic_hypoxia hypoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
subtype: #hypoxic_hypoxia__hypoxichypoxia hypoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
subtype: #ischemic_hypoxia__stagnant_hypoxia hypoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
subtype: #altitude_sickness effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
subtype: #mountain_sickness nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet
subtype: #anoxia severe hypoxia; absence of oxygen in inspired gases or in arterial blood or in the tissues
subtype: #anemic_anoxia anoxia resulting from a decreased concentration of hemoglobin
subtype: #anoxic_anoxia anoxia resulting from defective oxygenation of the blood in the lungs
subtype: #ischemic_anoxia__stagnant_anoxia anoxia resulting from slow peripheral circulation (such as follows congestive cardiac failure)
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