† prefocationn.

Forms: late Middle English prefocacioun, 1500s–1700s prefocation, 1600s–1700s praefocation.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praefōcātiōn-, praefōcātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin praefōcātiōn-, praefōcātiō choking, suffocation < praefōcāt- , past participial stem of praefōcāre to choke, suffocate ( < prae- pre- prefix + fauc- , faux throat: see faux n.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French prefocacion, prefocation (second half of the 15th cent.).

Medicine. Obsolete.

Choking, suffocation; (in later use) spec. = suffocation n. c.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > constriction

constipationc1400

stricturec1400

prefocation?a1425

strangling1563

strangulation1749

constriction1783

incarceration1819

stenosis1872

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath > choking or asphyxiation

chokingc1440

prefocation1684

stifling1711

gulping1733

frost-bitten asphyxy1822

stifle1823

choke1839

chokiness1844

gulp1873

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 117 (MED) Submersioun, i. drenching, is prefocacioun, i. skoknyng [?c1425 Paris strangelynge; L. prefocatio], of fume, i. smoke, or of water.

1575 J. Banister Needefull Treat. Chyrurg. f. 90 And Avicen saith, that prefocation happeneth to them which vse to eate Toadstoles.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Fff3 Cures the dolour and præfocation of the uterus.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 180 She suffers strangling and prefocation, because of compression about the Heart.

1731 R. Samber tr. Dr. Lockman Treat. Suffocation of Matrix 2 The Suffocation ( which is also called the Strangulation, and Præfocation) of the Matrix.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	prefocation
释义	† prefocationn. Forms: late Middle English prefocacioun, 1500s–1700s prefocation, 1600s–1700s praefocation. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praefōcātiōn-, praefōcātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin praefōcātiōn-, praefōcātiō choking, suffocation < praefōcāt- , past participial stem of praefōcāre to choke, suffocate ( < prae- pre- prefix + fauc- , faux throat: see faux n.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Middle French prefocacion, prefocation (second half of the 15th cent.). Medicine. Obsolete. Choking, suffocation; (in later use) spec. = suffocation n. c. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > constriction constipationc1400 stricturec1400 prefocation?a1425 strangling1563 strangulation1749 constriction1783 incarceration1819 stenosis1872 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > shortness of breath > choking or asphyxiation chokingc1440 prefocation1684 stifling1711 gulping1733 frost-bitten asphyxy1822 stifle1823 choke1839 chokiness1844 gulp1873 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 117 (MED) Submersioun, i. drenching, is prefocacioun, i. skoknyng [?c1425 Paris strangelynge; L. prefocatio], of fume, i. smoke, or of water. 1575 J. Banister Needefull Treat. Chyrurg. f. 90 And Avicen saith, that prefocation happeneth to them which vse to eate Toadstoles. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Fff3 Cures the dolour and præfocation of the uterus. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 180 She suffers strangling and prefocation, because of compression about the Heart. 1731 R. Samber tr. Dr. Lockman Treat. Suffocation of Matrix 2 The Suffocation ( which is also called the Strangulation, and Præfocation) of the Matrix. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.?a1425
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