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