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asphyxia
DEFINITIONS OF:
asphyxia
1
n
a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
Type of:
physical condition
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physiological condition
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physiological state
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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