asphyctic

English

Adjective

asphyctic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to asphyxia.
    • 1844, Edgar Allan Poe, ‘The Premature Burial’:
      He was forthwith conveyed to the nearest hospital, and there pronounced to be still living, although in an asphyctic condition.
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