asphyxia

n. 窒息
【医】 窒息; 无脉, 绝脉(旧名)

as.phyx.i.a

n.（名词）
A condition in which an extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. Asphyxia can be induced by choking, drowning, electric shock, injury, or the inhalation of toxic gases.
窒息：因体内一定数量的氧气极度减，并伴有二氧化碳气体增多，而导致失去知觉或死亡的状况。心肌梗塞，溺水，触电，受伤或吸入有毒气体也可能导致窒息

来源：
New Latin
现代拉丁语
from Greek asphuxia [stopping of the pulse]
源自 希腊语 asphuxia [脉搏停止]
a- [not] * see a-
a- [不] *参见 a-
sphuxis [heartbeat] from sphuzein sphug- [to throb]
sphuxis [心跳] 源自 sphuzein sphug- [搏动]