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suffocation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suffocation \Suf`fo*ca"tion\, n. [L. suffocatio: cf F. suffocation.] The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking. Note: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: suffocation n : killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: {asphyxiation}]
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