Medical term:
asphyxiating
asphyxiate
[as-fik´se-āt]to suffocate; to deprive of oxygen for utilization by the tissues.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
as·phyx·i·ate
(as-fik'sē-āt),To induce asphyxia.
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asphyxiate
(ăs-fĭk′sē-āt′)v. asphyxi·ated, asphyxi·ating, asphyxi·ates
v.tr.
To cause asphyxia in; smother.
v.intr.
To undergo asphyxia; suffocate.
as·phyx′i·a′tion n.
as·phyx′i·a′tor n.
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as·phyx·i·ate
(as-fik'sē-āt)To induce asphyxia.
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