ASPHYXIATION

suffocation, asphyxiation

(noun) killing by depriving of oxygen

suffocation, asphyxiation

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

asphyxiation (countable and uncountable, plural asphyxiations)

Death due to lack of oxygen.

An acute lack of oxygen.

Source: Wiktionary

As*phyx`i*a"tion, n.

Definition: The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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