asphyxia.

A condition in which the body lacks adequate oxygen because breathing or oxygen uptake is impaired.

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Words that belong together

• positional asphyxia

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The trapped worker showed signs of asphyxia.

The doctor treated the asphyxia immediately.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.