Category:Greek derivations
English
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Etymology
New Latin, from Greek asphuxi, stopping of the pulse : a-, not; see a-1 + sphuxis, heartbeat (from sphuzein, sphug-, to throb).
Noun
asphyxia
- pathology A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. Asphyxia can be induced by choking, drowning, electric shock, injury, or the inhalation of non-toxic (or toxic) gases.
Synonyms
suffocation
anoxia
Translations
Albanian: asfiksi
Finnish: asfyksia, hapenpuute, tukehtuminen
Derived terms
asphyxial
asphyxiant
asphyxiate
Category:Death
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