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agonal /ag·o·nal/ (ag´ah-n'l) pertaining to or occurring just before death.
agonal
pertaining to death or extreme suffering.

agonal gasp
the spasmodic open mouth with contraction of the diaphragm and retraction of the hyoid apparatus which occurs at death.

agonal adjective Relating to that which occurs just before death


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Severe antemortem or agonal injuries usually will leave definite signs, such as bruising and dispersing of blood into adjoining tissues, because the heart still was pumping blood when these wounds occurred.
In fact, the division of Germany may be called the agonal principle that motivated and structured Immendorff's work from the mid-'70s until the fall of the Berlin Wall.
3/100,000 persons, excluding 6 postmortem cultures likely due to agonal bacteremia.
 
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