asphyxy
English
Etymology
Anglicization of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin asphyxia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪksi
Noun
asphyxy (plural asphyxies)
- (medicine, obsolete) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
Verb
asphyxy (third-person singular simple present asphyx, present participle ies, simple past and past participle asphyxied)
- Rare form of asphyxiate.