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suffocation

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUFFOCATION

n.The act of choking or stifling; a stopping of respiration, either by intercepting the passage of air to and from the lungs, or by inhaling smoke, dust or air that is not respirable. 1. The act of stifling, destroying or extinguishing.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUFFOCATION

Suf `fo *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. suffocatio: cf. F. suffocation. ]

Defn: The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.

Note: The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation ) or submersion (drowning ). Quain.

French Dictionary

suffocation

suffocation n. f. nom féminin Étouffement. : Cette fumée peut causer une suffocation.