| 释义 |
as·phyx·ia
\aˈsfiksēə, əˈs-, -kshə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, stopping of the pulse, from a- a- (II) + -sphyxia (from sphyzein to throb)
: local or systemic deficiency of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in living tissues usually as a result of interruption of respiration; broadly : anoxia — compare suffocation |