asphyxiation

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin asphyxia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS. + σφύξις (sphúxis, “pulse”), from σφύζω (sphúzō, “I throb”).

Noun

asphyxiation (countable and uncountable, plural asphyxiations)

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

Translations

Death due to lack of oxygen

Dutch: verstikking (nl) f
Finnish: tukehtumiskuolema
German: Erstickung f
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Slovene: zadušitev f
Spanish: asfixia (es) f

An acute lack of oxygen

Finnish: tukehtuminen
German: Sauerstoffmangel (de) m
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Norwegian: oksygenmangel m
Spanish: asfixia (es) f
Swedish: kvävning

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