About The Word Asphyxia
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Asphyxia
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What's The Definition Of Asphyxia?
[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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Asphyxia: Related Terms | Find terms related to Asphyxia: See Also | hypercapnia | hypercarbia | hypoxia | physiological condition | physiological state Asphyxia In Webster's Dictionary \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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