noun🔗ShareAsfixia, falta de oxígenoLoss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia."Asphyxia may result from choking, drowning, electric shock, or injury."La asfixia puede ser el resultado de atragantamiento, ahogamiento, descarga eléctrica o lesión.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsfixiaLoss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen."The firefighter pulled the child from the smoke-filled house, but sadly, the child died from asphyxia caused by the lack of oxygen. "El bombero sacó al niño de la casa llena de humo, pero lamentablemente, el niño murió de asfixia causada por la falta de oxígeno.medicinephysiologybodydiseaseconditionanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsfixiaA condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia."The firefighter pulled the child from the burning building, but sadly, the child died from asphyxia due to smoke inhalation. "El bombero sacó al niño del edificio en llamas, pero lamentablemente, el niño murió de asfixia debido a la inhalación de humo.medicinephysiologydiseaseconditionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading