"799.0" . . "Asphyxia"@en . "R09.0,T71" . "Asphyxia or asphyxiation (from Ancient Greek \u03B1- \"without\" and \u03C3\u03C6\u03CD\u03BE\u03B9\u03C2 sphyxis, \"squeeze\" (throb of heart)) is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body that arises from abnormal breathing. An example of asphyxia is choking. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs."@en .