Asphyxia

as-fik′si-a, n. ( lit. ) suspended animation, suffocation, when the blood is in such a state as to render impo ible a sufficiently free exchange of carbonic acid for oxygen—also Asphyx′y .— n. Asphyx′iant , a chemical substance which produces asphyxia.— adj. Asphyx′iāted .— ns. Asphyxiā′tion ; Asphyx′iātor . [Gr., a stopping of the pulse— a , neg., sphyxis , the pulse.]