asphyxiation
noun
as·phyx·i·ation as-ˌfik-sē-ˈā-shən 
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: deprivation of oxygen that can result in unconsciousness and often death : an act of asphyxiating a person or animal or a state of asphyxia : suffocation
The autopsy showed that the cause of death was asphyxiation.
Pliny the Elder did not die of falling pumice, but of asphyxiation, as he breathed noxious fumes from the eruption.
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Sidney PerkowitzAsphyxiation at birth caused permanent impairment of his nerve-signaling system … Ann Geracimos
Ann GeracimosIn rats, mice, and rabbits ciguatera poison causes death by asphyxiation. Kwang-ming Li
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The cause of death was asphyxiation and exposure, police said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2022 The preliminary cause of death is asphyxiation, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. Ray Sanchez, CNN, 2 July 2022 An investigation found the cause of the death to be asphyxiation. Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2022 New York State police confirmed to PEOPLE that Mara died of asphyxiation — or suffocation — due to drowning. Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 Reddick was charged after the office of the Portage County Coroner relied upon a deputy Cuyahoga County medical examiner’s autopsy findings that the boy was born alive and died of asphyxiation because of postpartum neglect. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 June 2022 That allows someone to breathe better and lessen the chance of asphyxiation. Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022 The cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma and asphyxiation due to an avalanche. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2022 In 2020, a facility closed in Michigan after a 16-year-old Cornelius Fredrick was killed by three staff members who sat on his abdomen for ten minutes, resulting in asphyxiation. al, 30 Dec. 2021 See More
Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2022 The preliminary cause of death is asphyxiation, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. Ray Sanchez, CNN, 2 July 2022 An investigation found the cause of the death to be asphyxiation. Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2022 New York State police confirmed to PEOPLE that Mara died of asphyxiation — or suffocation — due to drowning. Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 Reddick was charged after the office of the Portage County Coroner relied upon a deputy Cuyahoga County medical examiner’s autopsy findings that the boy was born alive and died of asphyxiation because of postpartum neglect. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 June 2022 That allows someone to breathe better and lessen the chance of asphyxiation. Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022 The cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma and asphyxiation due to an avalanche. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2022 In 2020, a facility closed in Michigan after a 16-year-old Cornelius Fredrick was killed by three staff members who sat on his abdomen for ten minutes, resulting in asphyxiation. al, 30 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined above