asphyxiation
1Asphyxiation — As*phyx i*a tion, n. The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia. [1913 Webster] …
2asphyxiation — 1866, noun of action from ASPHYXIATE (Cf. asphyxiate) (q.v.) …
3asphyxiation — asphyxiate ► VERB ▪ kill or be killed by asphyxia; suffocate. DERIVATIVES asphyxiation noun …
4asphyxiation — noun 1. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture • Syn: ↑suffocation • Derivationally related forms: ↑asphyxiate, ↑suffocate (for: ↑suffoc …
5asphyxiation — noun see asphyxiate …
6Asphyxiation — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 R09.0 Asphyxie …
7asphyxiation — n. [Gr. an, without; sphyzein, pulse, respiratrion; L. tion, denotes act] Act of causing axphysia; suffocation …
8asphyxiation — See asphyxiate. * * * …
9asphyxiation — noun a) Death due to lack of oxygen. b) An acute lack of oxygen …
10asphyxiation — The production of, or the state of, asphyxia. * * * as·phyx·i·a·tion (as fik″se aґshən) the causing of or state of asphyxia. Called also suffocation …