(n) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped), Syn.asphyxiation, Example: asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L. suffocatio: cf. F. suffocation. ] The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning). Quain. [ 1913 Webster ]
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