Meaning of ASPHYXIATION
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- [n] killing by depriving of oxygen
- [n] the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)
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| Synonyms: | | suffocation, suffocation |
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| See Also: | | choking, hypoxia, kill, killing, putting to death, strangling, strangulation, throttling | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \As*phyx`i*a"tion\, n.
The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.
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