Meaning of ASPHYXIA
| Pronunciation: | | as'fikseeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas |
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| | See Also: | | hypercapnia, hypercarbia, hypoxia, physiological condition, physiological state | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As*phyx"i*a\, Asphyxy \As*phyx"y\, n. [NL. asphyxia,
fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to throb, beat.] (Med.)
Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which
results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation
or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Suffocation due to insufficient oxygen intake. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | This is the condition of lacking oxygen or being unable to breathe. |
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