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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Noun | 1. | ![]() hypoxia - oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency |
2. | ![]() 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
n → Erstickung f
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