anoxic adj 1: relating to or marked by a severe deficiency of oxygen in tissues or organs
anoxic \an*ox"ic\ ([a^]n*[o^]ks"[i^]k), adj. [NL.; Gr. 'an priv. + oxygen.] 1. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia. AS [PJC] 2. Greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen. [PJC]