Hypoxia
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| Hypoxia | |
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| Term | Hypoxia |
| Short definition | hypoxia (hy-POK-see-uh) A condition in which the supply of oxygen to a tissue decreases. In cancer treatment, the level of hypoxia in a tumor can help predict the tumor's response to treatment |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
hypoxia - (pronounced) (hy-POK-see-uh) A condition in which the supply of oxygen to a tissue decreases. In cancer treatment, the level of hypoxia in a tumor can help predict the tumor's response to treatment
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