asphyxia meaning

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asphyxia (noun): 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.

Definition of asphyxia

  1. 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

    Related forms: asphyxiate

Scrabble score: 23 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in IA · 8-letter words

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