Medical Dictionary

suffocation

noun suf·fo·ca·tion \ˌsəf-ə-ˈkā-shən\

Medical Definition of SUFFOCATION

:  the act of suffocating or state of being suffocated :  stoppage of breathing—compare asphyxia

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