asphyxiation
noun/əsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃn/
/əsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the fact of being prevented from breathing until you become unconscious or die; the act of preventing somebody from breathing until they become unconscious or die
- The cause of death was asphyxiation.
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