asphyxiation


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as·phyx·i·ate

 (ăs-fĭk′sē-āt′)
v. as·phyx·i·at·ed, as·phyx·i·at·ing, as·phyx·i·ates
v.tr.
To cause asphyxia in; smother.
v.intr.
To undergo asphyxia; suffocate.
as·phyx′i·a′tion n.
as·phyx′i·a′tor n.
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Noun1.asphyxiation - the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)asphyxiation - the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
suffocation
hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency
2.asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygenasphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen  
suffocation
kill, putting to death, killing - the act of terminating a life
strangling, strangulation, throttling, choking - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
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asphyxiation

noun suffocation, strangulation, throttling A post mortem found that she died from asphyxiation.
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asphyxiation

[æsˌfɪksɪˈeɪʃən] N → asfixia f
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asphyxiation

[æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən] n → asphyxie f
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asphyxiation

n → Erstickung f
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asphyxiation

[æsˌfɪksɪˈeɪʃ/ən] n → asfissia
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