What does asphyxia mean?

Definitions for asphyxia
æsˈfɪk si əas·phyx·i·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. asphyxianoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. asphyxianoun

    The loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. Asphyxia can be result from choking, drowning, electric shock, injury.

  2. asphyxianoun

    The loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen. Such asphyxia can be result from the inhalation of non-toxic gases which displace oxygen from the inhaled air, by exposure to carbon monoxide from smoke inhalation such that hemoglobin is poisoned, or the development of methemoglobinemia.

  3. asphyxianoun

    A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. The term is now obsolete, having been replace in mid-twentieth century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.

  4. Etymology: New Latin, from ἀσφυξία: ἀ- + σφύξις (from σφυγ-, σφύζω).

Wikipedia

  1. Asphyxia

    Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by the inability of a person to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. Asphyxia can cause coma or death. In 2015, about 9.8 million cases of unintentional suffocation occurred which resulted in 35,600 deaths. The word asphyxia is from Ancient Greek α- "without" and σφύξις sphyxis, "squeeze" (throb of heart).

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  1. asphyxia

    Asphyxia is a condition that occurs when the body is deprived of oxygen, leading to unconsciousness or death. This often happens due to choking, drowning, suffocation, or other incidents that prevent oxygen intake, causing bodily functions to stop or decrease significantly. Prolonged asphyxia can result in serious brain damage or heart failure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Asphyxianoun

    alt. of Asphyxy

Wikidata

  1. Asphyxia

    Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from being unable to breathe normally. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which primarily affects the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can induce asphyxia, all of which are characterized by an inability of an individual to acquire sufficient oxygen through breathing for an extended period of time. These circumstances can include but are not limited to: the constriction or obstruction of airways, such as from asthma, laryngospasm, or simple blockage from the presence of foreign materials; from being in environments where oxygen is not readily accessible: such as underwater, in a low oxygen atmosphere, or in a vacuum; environments where sufficiently oxygenated air is present, but cannot be adequately breathed because of air contamination such as excessive smoke. Asphyxia can cause coma or death.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Asphyxia

    as-fik′si-a, n. (lit.) suspended animation, suffocation, when the blood is in such a state as to render impossible a sufficiently free exchange of carbonic acid for oxygen—also Asphyx′y.—n. Asphyx′iant, a chemical substance which produces asphyxia.—adj. Asphyx′iāted.—ns. Asphyxiā′tion; Asphyx′iātor. [Gr., a stopping of the pulse—a, neg., sphyxis, the pulse.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Asphyxia

    A pathological condition caused by lack of oxygen, manifested in impending or actual cessation of life.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of asphyxia in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of asphyxia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of asphyxia in a Sentence

  1. Timothy Feeley:

    Two of the deaths involved other forms of asphyxia as well.

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