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WhenO(2) is inadequate during respiratio...

When`O_(2)` is inadequate during respiration. The condition is called

A

Anoxia

B

Pleurisy

C

Asphyxia

D

Hypoxia

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The correct Answer is:
D
Hypoxia differ from hypoxemia and anoxemia is that hypoxia refers to a state in which oxygen supply is insufficient, whereas hypoxemia and anoxemia refer especially to states that have low or zero arterial oxygen supply.
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