Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
asphyxia .
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- noun medicine, obsolete
asphyxiation , typically resulting in death;asphyxia
Etymologies
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Examples
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Can there be a more mortal, poisonous consumption and asphyxy of the mind than this decline and extinction of all reverence?
The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal Various
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Bavius Blunderbore, Esq., which were of "a low and moderate sort," cause you to giggle yourself wellnigh into an asphyxy, -- calf and coxcomb as he was?
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Josephus, Valerius Maximus, psychological and medical authorities have been searched and appealed to for examples of such apparent resurrections from a trance or asphyxy, especially on the third day, which is supposed to be a turning-point for life or putrefaction.
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When she is reduced to a state of perfect asphyxy, apply a ligature to the left ancle, drawing it as tight as the bone will bear.
Adela Cathcart, Volume 1 George MacDonald 1864
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When she is reduced to a state of perfect asphyxy, apply a ligature to the left ankle, drawing it as tight as the bone will bear.
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories George MacDonald 1864
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When she is reduced to a state of perfect asphyxy, apply a ligature to the left ankle, drawing it as tight as the bone will bear.
The Light Princess George MacDonald 1864
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They absorbed her atmosphere and after each followed a period of mental asphyxy.
Weighed and Wanting George MacDonald 1864
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