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asphyxia
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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asphyxia stoppage of the pulse, (hence) suffocation. XVIII. — modL. — Gr.
asphuxíā, f.
A-4 +
sphúxis pulse, f.
sphúzein beat, throb.
Hence
asphyxiate (
-ATE3),
asphyxiation XIX.
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Reducing one million child deaths from birth asphyxia - a survey of health systems gaps and priorities.(Research)
Magazine article from: Health Research Policy and Systems; 5/16/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...corresponding author) [5] Background Birth asphyxia is the fifth largest cause of under...complications of preterm birth [1]. Birth asphyxia accounts for an estimated 0.92 million...million stillbirths [4], then birth asphyxia plus intrapartum stillbirths constitute...
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Newborn brain damage may be due to antepartum asphyxia.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 9/15/2004; 669 words
; ...newborns may be due to antepartum asphyxia. "Studies in the research laboratory...relationship between fetal and newborn asphyxia and brain damage, a balance between...degree, duration and nature of the asphyxia and the quality of the cardiovascular...
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Reports summarize asphyxia study results from University of Toronto.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 2/25/2009; 700+ words
; ...encephalopathy following (1) prolonged partial asphyxia, (2) acute near-total intrapartum asphyxia, and (3) the two combined. The time course...scientists in Toronto, Canada report (see also Asphyxia). "The asphyxial time course was prolonged...
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Sexual asphyxia ruled out as cause of death
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 5/21/2004; 611 words
; ...forensic pathologist ruled out sexual asphyxia as the cause of Noritta's death. Dr...Mansar told the court that in sexual asphyxia, there would be no sign of force on...you agree there is a term called sexual asphyxia in your field, where gagging is done...
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Studies from Fudan University add new findings in the area of asphyxia prevention.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 8/13/2008; 700+ words
; ...months in term infants after perinatal asphyxia,' is now available. According to a...in neonatal brainstem after perinatal asphyxia. Maximum-length sequence brainstem...108 term infants who suffered perinatal asphyxia." "Wave amplitude variables in the...
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Studies by P.A. van Iersel and co-authors describe new findings in asphyxia in children.
Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week; 2/2/2009; 631 words
; ...of general movements in term infants with asphyxia' have been presented. "Perinatal asphyxia may result in a developmental disorder...Apeldoorn, Netherlands report (see also Asphyxia). "To evaluate relationships between perinatal...
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Proton MRS in Neonatal Asphyxia.
Newspaper article from: Radiology Alert; 1/1/2000; 700+ words
; Proton MRS in Neonatal Asphyxia Abstract & commentary Synopsis...parenchymal changes that may accompany birth asphyxia; single-voxel proton MR spectroscopy...Neuroradiol 1999;20:1399-1405. Asphyxia is an unfortunate complication of...
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Cause of death was asphyxia
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 5/20/2004; 350 words
; ...Murder victim Noritta Samsudin died of asphyxia (lack of oxygen), the High Court was...Forensic pathologist Dr Ab Halim said in asphyxia, death occurs when the victim's body...witness said there were different forms of asphyxia, and suffocation was just one of it...
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Research on asphyxia published by scientists at Innsbruck Medical University.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 7/22/2009; 700+ words
; "Pre- and perinatal asphyxia is known to be an important risk factor...hearing loss caused by pre- and perinatal asphyxia," scientists writing in the journal Hearing Research report (see also Asphyxia). "Eight temporal bones of six different...
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Importance of blood gas measurements in perinatal asphyxia and alternatives to restore the acid base balance status to improve the newborn performance.(Report)
Magazine article from: American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; Abstract: Prolonged or intermittent asphyxia in utero and during farrowing weakens...perinatal period can help assess perinatal asphyxia, but particular attention must be paid...status in the newborn with perinatal asphyxia are discussed. Key words: hypoxia...
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Asphyxia Neonatorum
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
Asphyxia neonatorum Definition Asphyxia neonatorum is respiratory failure in the newborn, a condition...of oxygen before, during, or just after birth. Description Asphyxia neonatorum, also called birth or newborn asphyxia, is defined...
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asphyxia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
asphyxia , deficiency of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood and body tissues. Asphyxia, often referred to as suffocation, usually...oxygen in the red blood cells. Symptoms of asphyxia vary but may include light-headedness...
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Cerebral Palsy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...CP may be caused by lack of oxygen (asphyxia), infection, trauma, malnutrition...developing brain may cause CP in some cases. Asphyxia during birth is also possible, and about half of newborns known to have suffered asphyxia during birth (perinatal asphyxia) develop...
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Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...This lack of oxygen, also known as perinatal asphyxia or birth asphyxia, is an important cause of stillbirth and newborn...tissue. A lack of blood flow to an organ can cause asphyxia. Perinatal asphyxia can occur a long time before...
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Hanging (Signs Of)
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...to the brain. Both mechanisms cause asphyxia, in which body and brain are deprived of oxygen. However, asphyxia is not always the cause of death in...low hanging is more likely to lead to asphyxia and there may be some facial congestion...
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