asphyxia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *asphyxia*:
NOUN	state	asphyxia	a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis

English > *asphyxia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas.
Parts	hypercapnia, hypercarbia	The physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
Parts	hypoxia	oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
Broader	physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition	The condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Spanish	asfixia
Catalan	asfíxia
Adjectives	asphyxiated	in a state of asphyxia
Verbs	asphyxiate	be asphyxiated
	asphyxiate	deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
	asphyxiate	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

HyperDic: asphyxia