Word: asphyxia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
phyx
i
a
Definition: A 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: asphyxia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: not
Affix: σφύζω
Language: grc
Decoded: sphuzo
Meaning: throb
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process