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(ăg'ə-nəl) pronunciation
adj.
Associated with or relating to great pain, especially the agony of death.


Pertaining to death or extreme suffering.

  • a. gasp — the spasmodic open mouth with contraction of the diaphragm and retraction of the hyoid apparatus which occurs at death.
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  • Diagnostic Terminology - agonal: (adj) describing phenomena associated with death, such as cessation of breathing or heartbeat


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