Asphygmia
Definition
A clinical symptom consisting of the total or temporary absence of arterial pulsations, felt upon palpation of peripheral arteries. This structural-circulatory phenomenon usually occurs due to severe vascular obstruction, embolism, advanced stenosis, or in severe states of shock and cardiac arrest, indicating a collapse of blood pressure or a local interruption of arterial flow.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Asphygmia
- Pulselessness
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, articulated: asfigmia, plural: asfigmii, genitive-dative: asfigmiei / asfigmiilor. |
| Formation | Neologistic loanword from French (asphygmie), derived from the Greek privative prefix 'a-' and 'sphygmos' (pulse). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [as.fig.ˈmi.e] |
| Source | International Lexicon of Clinical Pathology and Cardiovascular Symptoms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: La examinarea de urgență, medicul a constatat o asfigmie la nivelul membrului inferior afectat de traumatismul vascular.
EN: During the emergency examination, the doctor noted an asphygmia in the lower limb affected by the vascular trauma.
RO: O asfigmie bilaterală bruscă poate sugera o disecție de aortă sau o embolie masivă instalată în sistemul arterial central.
EN: A sudden bilateral asphygmia may suggest an aortic dissection or a massive embolism established in the central arterial system.
RO: În starea de șoc profund, pacientul prezenta o asfigmie periferică, deși activitatea electrică a inimii era încă prezentă pe monitor.
EN: In the state of profound shock, the patient presented peripheral asphygmia, although the electrical activity of the heart was still present on the monitor.
Idioms & Phrases
Asfigmie periferică / Peripheral asphygmia / Absence of peripheral pulse
RO: Dispariția undei de puls detectabilă la nivelul arterelor radiale, pedioase sau poplitee.
EN: The disappearance of the pulse wave detectable at the level of the radial, dorsalis pedis, or popliteal arteries.
Asfigmie tranzitorie / Transient asphygmia
RO: Lipsă temporară a pulsului cauzată de un spasm arterial sever, reversibilă după administrarea de vasodilatatoare.
EN: A temporary lack of pulse caused by a severe arterial spasm, reversible after administering vasodilators.
Sindrom cu asfigmie / Pulseless syndrome / Takayasu arteritis
RO: Denumire istorică pentru arterita Takayasu, afecțiune inflamatorie cronică ce duce la obliterarea marilor artere și dispariția pulsului.
EN: Historical name for Takayasu arteritis, a chronic inflammatory condition leading to the obliteration of large arteries and loss of pulse.
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