-ia is a word part that comes at the end of some medical terms and means a state or condition, often one that is abnormal. As an example, see hypoxia, which is a condition in which there is an inadequate amount of oxygen in body tissue cells, air breathed in, and/or air in the blood of blood vessels. A cell is the smallest, most basic unit of life, that is capable of existing by itself. Hypoxia is usually used to mean below normal levels of oxygen reaching tissues in the body. "ia" is an ancient Greek word that is used to form nouns.

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