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ACRO-ASPHYXIA

\ˈakɹə͡ʊɐsfˈɪksi͡ə], \ˈakɹə‍ʊɐsfˈɪksi‍ə], \ˈa_k_ɹ_əʊ_ɐ_s_f_ˈɪ_k_s_iə]\

Definitions of ACRO-ASPHYXIA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A condition seen in many disturbances of the blood vessels in which the extremities, fingers, toes, tip of nose, ear lobe, etc., receive a diminished blood supply and either get cold or actually die, by obstructive gangrene.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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