asfíxia

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σφύξις (sphúxis, “pulse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈfik.si.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [asˈfik.si.a]

Noun

asfíxia f (plural asfíxies)

1. (pathology) asphyxia

Derived terms

• asfixiar

Related terms

• asfixiant
• asfíctic

Further reading

• “asfíxia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.