asphyxia vs inertness

asphyxia

noun
  • Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. 

  • Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen. 

inertness

noun
  • Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion 

  • Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia. 

  • Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements. 

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