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Here’s why Low oxygen levels in a plane—which can reduce the amount of oxygen that reaches your organs, a condition known as hypoxia—can also change how alcohol affects the body.
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Nathalie Alonso, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
For instance, there was one experiment in a hypoxia chamber for the segment on the Turtle, meant to see how long a person could function once the sub had descended, limiting the oxygen supply.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Nine states authorize electrocution, and five authorize nitrogen hypoxia.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Arkansas became the fifth state to authorize nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution Tuesday, after Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation codifying the controversial method into law.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Nathalie Alonso, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
For instance, there was one experiment in a hypoxia chamber for the segment on the Turtle, meant to see how long a person could function once the sub had descended, limiting the oxygen supply.
—ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Nine states authorize electrocution, and five authorize nitrogen hypoxia.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Arkansas became the fifth state to authorize nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution Tuesday, after Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation codifying the controversial method into law.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Hypoxia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoxia. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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hypoxia
noun
hyp·ox·ia
hip-ˈäk-sē-ə 
hī-ˈpäk-
hī-ˈpäk-
: a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the body
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