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asphyxia /as·phyx·ia/ (as-fik´se-ah) pathological changes caused by lack of oxygen in respired air, resulting in
hypoxia and hypercapnia.asphyx´ial

fetal asphyxia asphyxia in utero due to hypoxia.

asphyxia neonato´rum respiratory failure in the newborn; see also respiratory distress syndrome of newborn, under
syndrome.
traumatic asphyxia that due to sudden or severe compression of the thorax or upper abdomen, or both.

Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

as·phyx·i·a (ăs-fĭk′sē-ə)
n.
A condition in which an extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase of
carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin
Company. All rights reserved.

Asphyxia
Lack of oxygen. In the case of cerebral palsy, lack of oxygen to the brain.
Mentioned in: Cerebral Palsy

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

asphyxia
[asfik′sē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, a + sphyxis, without pulse

severe hypoxia leading to hypoxemia and hypercapnia, loss of consciousness, and, if not corrected, death. Some of
the more common causes of asphyxia are drowning, electrical shock, aspiration of vomitus, lodging of a foreign
body in the respiratory tract, inhalation of toxic gas or smoke, and poisoning. Oxygen and artificial ventilation are
promptly administered to prevent damage to the brain. The underlying cause is then treated. See also artificial
ventilation. asphyxiate, v., asphyxiated adj.

Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier.

asphyxia [as-fik´se-ah]
pathological changes caused by lack of oxygen in respired air, resulting in a deficiency of oxygen in the blood (HYPOXIA)
and an increase in carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues (HYPERCAPNIA). Symptoms include irregular and disturbed
respirations, or a complete absence of breathing, and pallor or cyanosis. Asphyxia may occur whenever there is an
interruption in the normal exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the outside air. Some
common causes are drowning, electric shock, hanging, suffocation, lodging of a foreign body in the air passages,
inhalation of smoke and poisonous gases, and trauma to or disease of the lungs or air passages. Treatment includes
immediate remedy of the situation by ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION and removal of the underlying cause whenever possible. See
also SUFFOCATION. adj., adj asphyx´�ial, asphyx´iant.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of
Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

asphyxia (as·fiksˑ·ē· ),
n obstruction of air flow resulting in hypoxia severe enough to cause unconsciousness, hypercapnia,
hypoxemia, and death, if not immediately treated.

Jonas: Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (c) 2005, Elsevier.

asphyxia (asfik´sēə),
n a condition of suffocation resulting from restriction of oxygen intake and interference with the elimination of
carbon dioxide.

Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2nd edition. © 2008 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

asphyxia
a condition due to lack of oxygen in inspired air, resulting in actual or impending cessation of apparent life. It
includes lack of air to respire. See also suffocation.

neonatal asphyxia
the fetus is deprived of air while on the birth canal and appears to have died during birth. Stimulation of
respiratory movements and artificial respiration may cause respiration to resume.

Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved

asphyxia Physiology
1. Impaired breathing.
2. A pathological state caused by the inadequate intake of O2, with accumulation of CO2 and hypoxia. See
Autoerotic asphyxia, Sexual asphyxia.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
as·phyx·i·a (as-fik'sē-ă),
Impaired or absent exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide on a ventilatory basis; combined hypercapnia and
hypoxia or anoxia.
[G. a- priv. + sphyzō, to throb]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

as·phyx·i·a (as-fik'sē-ă)
Impairment of ventilatory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide; combined hypercapnia, hypoxia, or anoxia;
causes death if not corrected.
[G. a- priv. + sphyzō, to throb]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

as·phyx·i·a (as-fik'sē-ă)
Impaired or absent exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide on a ventilatory basis; combined hypercapnia and
hypoxia or anoxia.
[G. a- priv. + sphyzō, to throb]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

asphyxia total deprivation of oxygen from any cause, leading to unconsciousness and death if unrelieved;
originally from the Greek, meaning absence of a pulse, which rapidly follows total lack of oxygen. Includes obstruction
to breathing (e.g. suffocation, strangulation) or depletion of oxygen in the inspired gas. See also apnoea, hypoxia.

Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine by Churchill Livingstone © 2008 Elsevier Limited. All rights reserved.

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