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Definitions:
Noun
asphyxia
Definition: a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
Definition: Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.