suffocation
[`sʌfə'keʃən]
n. 窒息

[医] 窒息



suffocation
[ noun ]

1. killing by depriving of oxygen

<noun.act>

2. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped)

<noun.state>
asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture

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