asphyxia
pronunciation
How to pronounce asphyxia in British English:
UK [æsˈfɪksiə]
How to pronounce asphyxia in American English:
US [æsˈfɪksiə]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- asphyxia (n.)
- 1706, "stoppage of pulse, absence of pulse," from Modern Latin, from Greek asphyxia "stopping of the pulse," from a- "not" (see a- (3)) + sphyzein "to throb." Obsolete in its original sense; the transferred sense of "suffocation" is from 1778, but it is a "curious infelicity of etymology" [OED] because victims of suffocation have a pulse for some time after breathing has stopped.
Example
- 1. The injured first exposed to the head , and maintain smooth breathing , if asphyxia , immediately go out .
- 2. " Preliminary judgment of the cause of death is brain injury by the impact from the car and asphyxia , " the bureau spokesman said .
- 3. Of hunger and thirst , injuries , asphyxia more serious , long buried and the pressure of time , was rescued and use dark fabric blindfolded , to avoid glare stimulate the injured , according to severity of injuries , or take delivery of medical dressings point rescue treatment .