Asphyxia

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Asphyxia
TermAsphyxia
Short definitionthe medical term for suffocation; can be caused by choking on an object, by lack of oxygen in the air, or by chemicals such as carbon monoxide, which reduce the amount of oxygen in the blood
TypeMedical term
SpecialtyGeneral
LanguageEnglish
SourceAMA
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Asphyxia (definition) the medical term for suffocation; can be caused by choking on an object, by lack of oxygen in the air, or by chemicals such as carbon monoxide, which reduce the amount of oxygen in the blood

==Asphyxia (overview)==