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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•phyx•i•a /æsˈfɪksiə/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologya dangerous condition involving loss of consciousness or death, caused by lack of oxygen in the blood, such as from suffocation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•phyx•i•a (as fik′sē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologythe 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.
- Greek asphyxía a stopping of the pulse, equivalent. to a- a-6 + sphýx(is) pulse + -ia -ia
- Neo-Latin
- 1700–10
as•phyx′i•al, adj. |