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Word: Asphyxia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century (in the sense ‘stopping of the pulse’): modern Latin, from Greek asphuxia, from a- ‘without’ + sphuxis ‘pulse’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əsˈfɪksɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.
Short Definition:condition arising when body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death
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