Word: asphyxia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
phyx
i
a
Definition: Loss 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: asphyxia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Loss 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.
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