Both Uses of
paucity
in
Into Thin Air
- After seven Everest expeditions, he explained, he'd finetuned a remarkably effective acclimatization Plan that would enable us to adapt to the paucity of oxygen in the atmosphere.†
Chpt 6
- The root of the problem is believed to be a paucity of oxygen, compounded by high pressure in the pulmonary arteries, causing the arteries to leak fluid into the lungs.
Chpt 8 *paucity = an insufficient amount
Definition:
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(paucity) an insufficient quantity or number