Asphyxia

имя существительное [медицина] асфиксия, удушье Например: fetal asphyxia — асфиксия плода, внутриутробная асфиксия Синоним(ы): asthma, suffocation

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Asphyxia

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, stopping of the pulse, from a- + sphyzein to throb a lack of oxygen or excess of carbon dioxide in the body that results in unconsciousness and often death and is usually caused by interruption of breathing or inadequate oxygen supply

Энциклопедический словарь Мерриама-Вебстера