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asphyxia

/æzˈfɪksiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
as-phyx-ia
IPA
/æzˈfɪksiə/
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin asphyxia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀσφυξία

Usage

Inflected Forms

asphyxias (plural)

Derived Forms

acroasphyxia asphyxial asphyxiant asphyxiate asphyxiation asphyxic asphyxiophilia autoasphyxia

Phrases

positional asphyxia postural asphyxia

Frequently Paired Words

asphyxy anoxemia anoxia hypercapnia hypoxemia hypoxia suffocation

Questions

How do you pronounce asphyxia?
The recorded pronunciation is /æzˈfɪksiə/.
What does asphyxia mean?
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
Where does asphyxia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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