asphyxia

uncountable

A medical condition resulting from inadequate oxygen intake and carbon dioxide exchange, often caused by choking, drowning, electric shock, or inhalation of poison gas.

• 🇷🇺Медицинское состояние, возникающее из-за недостаточного поступления кислорода и нарушения газообмена углекислого газа, часто вызванное удушьем, утоплением, поражением электрическим током или вдыханием ядовитого газа.

1. Oxygen deprivation C1 formal medical

   A condition where the body is deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen, often due to an inability to breathe properly.

   • The autopsy report listed asphyxia as the cause of death.
   • Prolonged asphyxia can lead to irreversible brain damage.
   • The paramedics worked quickly to prevent asphyxia in the drowning victim.

   🇷🇺Удушье

   Synonyms: anoxiahypoxiasuffocation

• asphyxias plural form
• asphyxias' possessive plural form
• asphyxia's possessive singular form