1) Apnea 2) Asphyxia 3) Asphyxiation 4) Strangling 5) Strangulation 6) Throttling
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1) Asphyxiation 2) French word used in English 3) Kill 4) Killing 5) Putting to death
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• (n.) The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.
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the stoppage or impeding of respiration, as by strangulation, choking on food, or other exclusion of oxygenated air. See asphyxia.[1 related articles]
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The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. ... The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submers...
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(suf″ә-ka´shәn) the stoppage of breathing; if it is complete (no air at all reaches the lungs), the lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood will cause almost immediate loss of consciousness, soon followed by death. Called also asphyxiation.
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Suf`fo·ca'tion noun [ Latin
suffocatio : confer French
suffocation .] The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. » The term
suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with
asphyxia . In the strict medico-legal ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: sŭf′ŏ-kā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The act or condition of suffocating or of asphyxiation.
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[
n] - the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) 2. [n] - killing by depriving of oxygen
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suffocation 1. The state of being choked by obstruction of air passages by drowning, smothering, throttling, or inhalation of noxious gases. 2. The prevention of breathing, usually by the obstruction of the nose, mouth, or trachaea. Synonyms include: (a) asphyxiation, smothering, stifling; choking, strangulation...
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asphyxiation noun killing by depriving of oxygen
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