Asphyxias

/æsˈfɪksiəz/ noun

Plural of asphyxia; multiple instances or types of conditions involving oxygen deprivation and lack of pulse.

Simple plural of 'asphyxia,' from Greek 'a-' (not) + 'sphyzis' (pulse), originally describing loss of pulse rather than breathing failure.

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