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ASPHYXY Synonyms

There are 4 synonyms of the word asphyxy. (exact relations)
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	choking					verbv
	noun • a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
	smothering					verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
	strangulation					verb, nounv, n
	noun • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe • the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage • (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
	suffocation					nounn
	noun • killing by depriving of oxygen • the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

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