asphyxiation

asphyxiation
The production of, or the state of, asphyxia.

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as·phyx·i·a·tion (as-fik″se-aґshən) the causing of or state of asphyxia. Called also suffocation.

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  • asphyxiation — 1866, noun of action from ASPHYXIATE (Cf. asphyxiate) (q.v.) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • asphyxiation — noun see asphyxiate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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