21Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified Symptoms, signs or clinical findings of the respiratory system Symptoms or signs involving the respiratory system MD11Abnormalities of breathing
MD11.1
category
Asphyxia
Definition Asphyxia is a life-threatening condition in which oxygen is prevented from reaching the tissues by obstruction of or damage to any part of the respiratory system. More generally the term indicates all the conditions generating impaired or impeded breathing.
Also indexed as
Anoxia Asphyxia Hypoxia anoxemia anoxic anoxia asphyxial episode decreased oxygen supply hypoxaemia hypoxic oxygen deficiency pathological anoxia pathological asphyxia pathological hypoxaemia positional asphyxia respiratory asphyxiation
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