agonal

adjective2

1. •
   Of or pertaining to the pain of death.

   • The agonal effects associated with prolonged illness may influence the pH, and subsequently a number of chemical substances in the brain. — 2003
2. •
   Of or pertaining to struggle, competition or conflict; of or pertaining to an agon.

   • Even the agonal games which began with the ancient Greeks were playful in their singular devotion to deities. Games were agonal demonstrations of transcendence. — 1994