Look up: Choking

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   choking
   [adj] - causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat 2. [n] - a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) 3. [n] - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
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   choking
   a condition which arises in the flow through a duct as the mean speed approaches the sonic value in which,at a given upstream pressure,a decrease in the downstream pressure produces no increase in the rate of mass flow Category: Physics
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   Choking
   Chok'ing adjective 1. That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation. 2. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion.
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   choking
   strangling noun the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; `no evidence that the choking was done by the accused`
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   choking
   noun a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
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   Choking
   `Choking` is the mechanical obstruction of the flow of air from the environment into the lungs. Choking prevents breathing, and can be partial or complete, with partial choking allowing some, although inadequate, flow of air into the lungs. Prolonged or complete choking results in asphyxiation which leads to hypoxia and is potentially fatal. Choking can be caused by: *Introduction of a foreign object into the airway, which becomes lodged in th...
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   Choking
   • (a.) That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation. • (a.) Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected with strong emotion. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Choke
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