(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
cathexes
cathexes
noun
plural of cathexis
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
exhausts
exhausts
noun
plural of exhaust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhaust
exsheath
exsheath
verb
To remove from a sheath
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
hatboxes
hatboxes
noun
plural of hatbox
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexaplas
hexaplas
noun
plural of hexapla
hexapods
hexapods
noun
plural of hexapod
hexascha
hexaseme
hexaster
hexaster
noun
(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.
hexosans
hexosans
noun
plural of hexosan
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
paixhans
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
saxhorns
saxhorns
noun
plural of saxhorn
saxonish
sixhaend
thoraxes
xanthans
xanthans
noun
plural of xanthan
xanthins
xanthins
noun
plural of xanthin
xanthism
xanthism
noun
(biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.