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asphyxiation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | suffocation |
| Type of | killing, putting to death, kill |
| Has types | throttling, choking, strangling, strangulation |
| Derivation | asphyxiate |
asphyxiation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | suffocation |
| Type of | hypoxia |
| Derivation | asphyxiate |
asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture.
Examples of asphyxiation
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The resulting slide of grain from above buried him, and he died of asphyxiation.
From the npr.org
The medical examiner ruled she died of asphyxiation and blunt force head trauma.
From the heraldtribune.com
Usage of oxygen-free gases however brings a risk of asphyxiation of the workers.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Asphyxiation and being pummeled to a pulp are never good ways to end the night.
From the ocregister.com
According to Abu Zeid, Stevens died from asphyxiation caused by smoke inhalation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At high concentrations and prolonged exposure it can cause death by asphyxiation.
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Peru's fire chief, Antonio Zavala, said most of the victims died of asphyxiation.
From the guardian.co.uk
Because frogs breathe through their skin, infected frogs die from asphyxiation.
From the smh.com.au
Breathing pure helium continuously causes death by asphyxiation within minutes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Suffocation: the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
- Suffocation: killing by depriving of oxygen
- (asphyxiate) smother: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
- (asphyxiate) suffocate: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
- (asphyxiated) in a state of asphyxia
- (asphyxiating) tending to deprive of oxygen; "asphyxiating gasses"
- Death due to lack of oxygen; An acute lack of oxygen
- (asphyxiate) To smother or suffocate someone; To be smothered or suffocated
- A condition that causes asphyxia or suffocation.
