asphyxia
the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, produced by interference with respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation.
Origin of asphyxia
1Other words from asphyxia
- as·phyx·i·al, adjective
Words that may be confused with asphyxia
- asphyxia , asphyxiation
Words Nearby asphyxia
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How to use asphyxia in a sentence
Homicidal violence including blunt force injury, sharp force injury, asphyxia, and gunshot wounds cannot be excluded.
Autopsies on Hannah Anderson’s Family Bring Police No Closer to a Motive | Christine Pelisek | September 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTA doctor in Benghazi said Stevens died of "severe asphyxia" from smoke inhalation that had caused bleeding in his lungs.
Madame Rondet has, in the present century, invented a tube to be used in cases of restoration from asphyxia.
The College, the Market, and the Court | Caroline H. DallIt is feared that a sudden rush of science to the female brain would produce asphyxia in the female heart.
A New Atmosphere | Gail HamiltonDuring asphyxia by submersion the higher consciousness enters into a minute study of the life now running to its close.
Reincarnation | Th. Pascal
Of course he walked directly into the opening, and was dragged out in a condition of asphyxia.
Out of the Hurly-Burly | Charles Heber ClarkHe had been buried by decomposed rock, and had died from asphyxia.
The Comstock Club | Charles Carroll Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for asphyxia
/ (æsˈfɪksɪə) /
lack of oxygen in the blood due to restricted respiration; suffocation. If severe enough and prolonged, it causes death
Origin of asphyxia
1Derived forms of asphyxia
- asphyxial, adjective
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Scientific definitions for asphyxia
[ ăs-fĭk′sē-ə ]
A condition characterized by an extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase of carbon dioxide, caused by an an inability to breathe. Asphyxia usually results in loss of consciousness and sometimes death.
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