asphyxia
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8.6
- noun
- /æˈsfɪkʃə/
- Specialized
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asfixia
- "I'm afraid they died of asphyxia when the car caught fire after the crash," he said.
- died of asphyxia
- caused by asphyxia
- autoerotic asphyxia
Examples
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So in fact, he died as his son was trying to drag him from the island, probably from asphyxia, from the vapors from this volcano.
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Investigators determined that the cause of her death was asphyxia resulting from drowning in the pool.
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Seems the cause of death was asphyxia.
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- No signs of asphyxia.
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Or then, he could be suffering from some form of asphyxia.
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Now the death certificate listed probable accident asphyxia as the cause of death.
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Fetal asphyxia and neonatal death are also significant risks.
Academic text (2015) -
Anything over 15 and you get impaired judgment, blackouts, the beginnings of brain asphyxia.
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Pneumonia or sepsis, pre-term delivery, and asphyxia at birth are the leading causes of neonatal deaths.
Blog text (21) -
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene due to asphyxia caused by choking on food.
Synonyms
25
9.6
Not enough oxygen in the body that makes you lose consciousness or die
20
5.2
Not being able to breathe because there is not enough air
4
9.3
Complete lack of oxygen in the body that can quickly damage the brain
Antonyms
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
asphyxia = a + sphyx + ia
Although built from the privative prefix 'a-' and the nominalizing suffix '-ia', the root 'sphyx' (pulse/throb) is not a productive or familiar English base, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Asphyxia comes from Greek parts a- meaning 'without' and sphyx meaning 'pulse'. So, asphyxia describes when someone cannot breathe and their body has no pulse because of a severe lack of oxygen.