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Definitions for Asphyxia
[1] 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.
[2] lack of oxygen in the blood due to restricted respiration; suffocation. If severe enough and prolonged, it causes death
Words related to Asphyxia
coma, trance, slumber, inertness, lethargy, sleep, languor, anesthesia, swoon, stupefaction, torpor, insensibility, hebetude, amazement, inertia, bewilderment, numbness, dullness, apathy, lassitude
Words nearby Asphyxia
asphaltite, asphaltum, aspherical, aspherical surface, asphodel, asphyxia, asphyxia livida, asphyxia neonatorum, asphyxiant, asphyxiate, aspic
Origin of Asphyxia
1700–10; < New Latin < Greek asphyxía a stopping of the pulse, equivalent to a- a-6 + sphýx(is ) pulse + -ia -ia
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Other words from Asphyxia
as·phyx·i·al , adjective
Word origin for Asphyxia
C18: from New Latin, from Greek asphuxia a stopping of the pulse, from a- 1 + sphuxis pulse, from sphuzein to throb
Synonyms for Asphyxia
coma, slumber, trance, amazement, anesthesia, apathy, bewilderment, dullness, hebetude, hypnosis, inertia, inertness, insensibility, languor, lassitude, lethargy, narcosis, numbness, petrifaction, sleep, somnolence, sopor, stupefaction, swoon, torpor, fainting, suspended animation, swooning