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suffocation
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suf·fo·ca·tion
/ˌsəfəˈkeʃən/
名詞
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Suf·fo·ca·tion
n.
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
).
◄
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
suffocation
n
1:
killing
by
depriving
of
oxygen
[
syn
:
asphyxiation
]
2:
the
condition
of
being
derprived
of
oxygen
(
as
by
having
breathing
stopped
) [
syn
:
asphyxiation
]
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