The act or condition of suffocating or of asphyxiation.
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suf·fo·ca·tion .səf-ə-'kā-shən n the act of suffocating or state of being suffocated: stoppage of breathing compare ASPHYXIA
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n.
cessation of breathing as a result of drowning, smothering, etc., leading to unconsciousness or death (see asphyxia).
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suf·fo·ca·tion (suf″ə-kaґshən) [L. suffocatio] asphyxiation.Medical dictionary. 2011.