Asphyxiation Definition

noun

Death due to lack of oxygen.

Wiktionary

An acute lack of oxygen.

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Noun

Singular:
asphyxiation
Plural:
asphyxiations

Origin of Asphyxiation

  • From New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuksia, “stopping of the pulse”), ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σφύξις (sphuksis, “pulse”), from σφύζω (sphuzō, “I throb”).

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Asphyxiation Sentence Examples

  • The partial asphyxiation or suffocation stimulates the protoplasm to set up a new and perhaps supplementary series of decompositions, which result in the liberation of energy just as do those of the respiratory process.

  • When this happens, they may die of asphyxiation.

  • The problem with this is that the person could go into a coma, and this means he or she could die due to asphyxiation (choking on vomit).

  • They are also more susceptible to fire-related asphyxiation, as well as more prone to burns than adults.

  • Paralysis moves down the body, and when the respiratory muscles are paralyzed, death can result from asphyxiation.

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Words Starting With

AASASP

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With A and Ending With N

Starts With A & Ends With NStarts With AS & Ends With NStarts With A & Ends With ON

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With A12 Letter Words Ending With N