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asphyxiation

asp·hy·xia·tion

UK/æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

1.

the condition of being derprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

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2.

killing by depriving of oxygen

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From asphyxiate + -ion.

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