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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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an·ox·i·a  audio  (n-ks-) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Absence of oxygen.
  2. A pathological deficiency of oxygen, especially hypoxia.
ETYMOLOGY:
an- + ox(o)- + -ia1

OTHER FORMS:
an·oxic  (-ksk) KEY (Adjective)


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