hypoxia
hypoxia
Definition
hy·poxia (hī päk′sē ə, hi-)
hy·pox′·ic adjective
hypoxia
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- induce: This interest in the intracellular pH regulation subsequently included studies on the changes induced by hypoxia, lactate and temperature on intracellular pH.
- regulate: Genes regulated by hypoxia are being studied in a range of endothelial and other cell types.
- cause: Athetoid CP is characterized by involuntary writhing movements of the limbs and is usually caused by hypoxia of a shorter but more profound duration.
Converse of object
- induce: Severe toxicity is frequently accompanied by convulsions, which may also aggravate the potential for heart toxicity by inducing hypoxia.
- prevent: The latter is especially important for preventing cell hypoxia.
- cause: Carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in the bloodstream causing hypoxia, an abnormal reduction of oxygen in the body tissues also called oxygen deficiency.
- include: Roulette table carefully headache include hypoxia of family amp.
- follow: The aim of this research is to study the mechanisms of gene regulation following hypoxia.
- detect: It follows that it is most useful to monitor heart rate and blood pressure, also pulse oximetry to detect hypoxia.
Adjective modifier
- hypoxic: The prevention of hypoxic hypoxia is essential in the aviation environment.
- fetal: The natural course of chronic fetal hypoxia is slow.
- cerebral: Clonic movements are common as a result of cerebral hypoxia, but recovery is fairly rapid.
- chronic: The natural course of chronic fetal hypoxia is slow.
- acute: These observations may explain, in part, the blunting of the response to acute hypoxia.
- mild: Mild hypoxia in this stage causes night vision to deteriorate at about 4,000 feet.
Modifies a noun
- response: Screening for mutations in and around the hypoxia response element in the promoter region of the VEGF gene in ALS patients and controls.
- element: Screening for mutations in and around the hypoxia response element in the promoter region of the VEGF gene in ALS patients and controls.
Noun used with modifier
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