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asphyxial

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as⋅phyx⋅i⋅a

  [as-fik-see-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
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:
1700–10; < NL < Gk asphyxía a stopping of the pulse, equiv. to a- a- 6 + sphýx(is) pulse + -ia -ia

Related forms:
as⋅phyx⋅i⋅al, adjective
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Main Entry: as·phyx·ia
Pronunciation: as-'fik-sE-&, &s-
Function: noun
: a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body thatis usually caused by interruption of breathing and that causes unconsciousness —compare SUFFOCATION —as·phyx·i·al /-sE-&l/ adjective
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asphyxia as·phyx·i·a (ās-fĭk'sē-ə)
n.
A condition in which an extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

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asphyxia   (ās-fĭk'sē-ə)  Pronunciation Key 
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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