'asphyxiation' definitions:
Definition of 'asphyxiation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture" [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation]
noun
Killing by depriving of oxygen [syn: suffocation, asphyxiation]
Synonyms of 'asphyxiation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxia,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- burking,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- chill,
- chills,
- choke,
- choking,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- drowning,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- garrote,
- growth,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- killing,
- labored breathing,
- liver death,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- megadeath,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- serum death,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- smotheration,
- smothering,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- starvation,
- stifling,
- strangling,
- strangulation,
- suffocation,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- throttling,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- violent death,
- vomiting,
- wasting,
- watery grave