asphyxiation

English

Etymology

From asphyxiate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æsfɪksiˈeɪʃən/

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• Hyphenation: as‧phyx‧i‧a‧tion

Noun

asphyxiation (countable and uncountable, plural asphyxiations)

1. Death due to lack of oxygen.
2. An acute lack of oxygen.

Derived terms

• autoasphyxiation

Translations

death due to lack of oxygen

Dutch: verstikking (nl) f Finnish: tukehtumiskuolema French: asphyxie (fr) f German: Erstickung f Hungarian: fulladás (hu), megfulladás (hu) Maori: whakahēmanawatanga Slovene: zadušitev f Spanish: asfixia (es) f

an acute lack of oxygen

Finnish: tukehtuminen (fi) German: Sauerstoffmangel (de) m Hungarian: fuldoklás (hu) Irish: plúchadh m Norwegian: oksygenmangel m Spanish: asfixia (es) f Swedish: kvävning (sv)

See also

• asphyxia