ASPHYXIA Meaning of ASPHYXIA in English n. a lack of oxygen in the blood, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation. asphyxial adj. asphyxiant adj. & n.[ mod.L f. Gk asphuxia f. a- not + sphuxis pulse ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012