noun🔗ShareAsphyxie, suffocationAsphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death."A child left unattended may die of suffocation."Un enfant laissé sans surveillance peut mourir d'asphyxie.medicinephysiologyconditiondiseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuffocation, asphyxieA particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia."The coroner reported three suffocations last week."Le médecin légiste a signalé trois cas de suffocation la semaine dernière.medicinebodyphysiologyactiondisastersufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
