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What is hypobaric hypoxia?
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Altitude: Exposure to air with too little oxygen pressure, as on a high mountain or in a hypobaric chamber.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Hypoxia: Low atmospheric pressure leading to low oxygen in body.
Answered 7/22/2013
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