asphyxia

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Asphyxy

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

daze suffocate blow coma anesthesia asthma trance choke apathy choked choking amazement suffocation slumber inertness
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Antonyms

energy activity enlightenment desire confidence consciousness
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Hypernyms

physical condition physiological condition physiological state

Related terms

asphyxy

Examples

Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia. Dionysius Lardner

To die for lack of love is horrible. The asphyxia of the soul. Victor Hugo

Brehmer suggested Mrs Parry died as a result of 'positional asphyxia' due to her diaphragm being on the driver's seat and her head being out of the car. Source: Internet

Jason Varnish of Short Hills, New Jersey, died of positional asphyxia Thursday at Vail Mountain's Blue Sky Basin area, according to Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis. Source: Internet

But this time there was no shooting; the post mortem result says that he died of, quote, "asphyxia by bronchial aspiration of sand beach", end quote. Source: Internet

Prussic acid poisons animals by inhibiting oxygen utilisation by the cells and is transported in the blood around the body — ultimately the animal will die from asphyxia. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Asphondylia prosopidis asphondyliine asphyctic asphyxial asphyxiant asphyxiaphilia