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Definition of Asphyxy

1. asphyxia [n -PHYXIES] - See also: asphyxia

Medical Definition of Asphyxy

1. Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases. Origin: NL. Asphyxia, fr. Gr.; priv. + to throb, beat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asphyxy

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