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English noun: asphyxia

1. asphyxia (state) 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


Broader (hypernym)physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state


Part holonymhypercapnia, hypercarbia, hypoxia









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