anoxaemia \an`ox*ae"mi*a\, anoxemia \an`ox*e"mi*a\ ([a^]n`[o^]ks*[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. 'an priv. + oxygen + Gr. a'i^ma blood.] (Med.) A former term used to refer to an abnormal condition due to deficient oxygenation of the arterial blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness; now the term is replaced by the term {hypoxemia}. -- {An`ox*ae"mic}, {An`ox*e"mic} ([a^]n`[o^]ks*[=e]"m[i^]k), a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]