The Collaborative International Dictionary
Asphyxy
Asphyxia \As*phyx"i*a\, Asphyxy \As*phyx"y\, n. [NL. asphyxia, fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to throb, beat.] (Med.) Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of poisonous or irrespirable gases.
Wiktionary
asphyxy
n. (context medicine obsolete English) asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia
Usage examples of "asphyxy".
When she is reduced to a state of perfect asphyxy, apply a ligature to the left ankle, drawing it as tight as the bone will bear.