agonal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of agonal
Example Sentences
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Ethan described the man as being unresponsive with a "raspy-sort of breathing" known as agonal breathing, and he was in cardiac arrest.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The snoring was likely agonal breathing, a common sign of cardiac arrest, explained Dr. Michael Freeman, a forensic epidemiologist who testified in the George Floyd case.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
This," says Dr. Zukoski, "is an agonal type of death.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was this really less agonal than a natural death, which would have come mercifully weeks earlier?
From Time Magazine Archive
As the first nun at Ngaliema Hospital, Sister M. E., lay dying, her doctors had decided to give her a so-called agonal biopsy.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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