asphyxia

Meanings

• Noun

  The cutting off of oxygen to the lungs and brain, causing death.

  - "Asphyxia is a common cause of death in drowning victims."
  - "The victim showed signs of asphyxia after being hung for an extended period."

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Variants

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asphyxia , asphyxias

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'asphyxiia' meaning 'to choke'

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Trivia

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1. Asphyxia is often used interchangeably with the term 'suffocation'.

2. The longest recorded time without breathing and surviving is 8 minutes and 20 seconds, which is the length of time a man named Jules Bernoulli survived after falling into an icy lake in 1952.

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Related Concepts

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1. Suffocation: Suffocation is a type of asphyxia caused by obstructing the airway.

2. Strangulation: Strangulation is a type of asphyxia caused by compressing the neck and cutting off the blood supply to the brain.

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Culture

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Asphyxia has been a popular topic in literature and art, particularly in depictions of death and suffocation.

How to Memorize "asphyxia"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person struggling to breathe, turning blue, and eventually losing consciousness due to asphyxia.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'asphyxia' with the image of a balloon being squeezed, cutting off the air supply to it.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Asphyxiation is a silent killer' to help memorize the definition.

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