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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Asphyxy Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases. Source: webster
  4. 4. n:100 n. a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas Source: ecdict

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