| 单词 | asphyxia |
| 释义 | asphyxia From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishDeathasphyxiaas‧phyx‧i‧a /æsˈfɪksiə, əs-/ noun [uncountable] formalMXdeath caused by not being able to breathe SYN suffocationExamples from the Corpusasphyxia• The cause of death is asphyxia, and one expects to find the usual signs of this.• In cases of asphyxia the blood pressure rises to such an extent that the tiny blood vessels in the teeth burst.Origin asphyxia (1700-1800) Modern Latin Greek, “stopping the flow of blood”, from a- “not” + sphyzein “to beat regularly, throb” |
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