asphyxy

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Definition of asphyxy in English English dictionary

asphyxiation, typically resulting in death; asphyxia

Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases

{i} lack of oxygen caused by disruption of breathing, suffocation

Etymology

() Anglicization of New Latin asphyxia.