Asphyxia



GRE

解释

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• n. 窒息
• ［英］ n. 窒息 ( loss of consciousness)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, stopping of the pulse, from a- + sphyzein to throb
• Date: 1778
• 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

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