agonal

agonal

 [ag´o-nal]

pertaining to death or extreme suffering.

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ag·o·nal

(ag'on-ăl),

Relating to the process of dying or the moment of death, so called because of the notion that dying is a painful process or a struggle with death.

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agonal

(ăg′ə-nəl)

adj.

Associated with or relating to great pain, especially the agony of death.

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agonal

adjective Referring to that which occurs immediately before or at the time of death; terminal.

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agonal

adjective Relating to that which occurs just before death

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ag·o·nal

(ag'ŏ-năl)

Relating to struggles preceding death.

[G. agōn, contest, struggle]

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agonal

Relating to the events occurring in the last moments of life, such as the cessation of breathing or the heartbeat.

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