choking, suffocation
Ancient Greek word, found 12 times in the texts on Socratos.
Hippocrates, Aphorismi 4.34: ἢν ὑπὸ πυρετοῦ ἐχομένῳ, οἰδήματος μὴ ἐόντος ἐν τῇ φάρυγγι, πνὶξ ἐξαίφνης ἐπιστῇ, θανάσιμον.