asphyxia
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++as·phyx·i·a /æsˈfɪksiə, əs-/ noun [uncountable] formal MXdeath caused by not being able to breathe 窒息 SYN suffocation
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asphyxia• She had been beaten and strangled and died from multiple injuries and asphyxia.• The cause of death is asphyxia, and one expects to find the usual signs of this.• In cases of asphyxia the blood pressure rises to such an extent that the tiny blood vessels in the teeth burst.Origin asphyxia (1700-1800) Modern Latin Greek, “stopping the flow of blood”, from a- “not” + sphyzein “to beat regularly, throb”as·phyx·i·a nounChineseSyllable
caused death to breathe by not Corpus able being
asphyxia
as‧phyx‧i‧a /æsˈfɪksiə, əs-/
noun [uncountable] formal
SYN suffocation
as‧phyx‧i‧a /æsˈfɪksiə, əs-/
noun [uncountable] formal Date: 1700-1800
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek, 'stopping the flow of blood', from a- 'not' + sphyzein 'to beat regularly, throb'
death caused by not being able to breathe Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Greek, 'stopping the flow of blood', from a- 'not' + sphyzein 'to beat regularly, throb'
SYN suffocation