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 ]

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