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noun A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death. Asphyxia can be induced by choking, drowning, electric shock, injury, or the inhalation of toxic gases.

Because it is often difficult or impossible to differentiate intentional hanging from accidental asphyxia, the CDC relied heavily on media reports and data collected by two nonprofit foundations created to raise awareness: Games Adolescents Shouldn't Play, founded in — News from www.rep-am.com
Czaja said his original cause of death -- asphyxia due to strangulation -- couldn't be supported to a medical certainty. — pal-item.com - Local News
CONCLUSIONS: Comparisons of national trends in birth asphyxia diagnoses and trends in conditions associated with birth asphyxia, both nationally and in Nova Scotia, suggest that the dramatic decrease in the diagnosis of birth asphyxia is an artifact of changes in the use of International Classification of Diseases coding associated with the publication of stricter diagnostic definitions of birth asphyxia. — CiteULike: Everyone's library
That and crush asphyxia were the causes of death ascribed to all who died at Hillsborough. — The Guardian World News
After a few days, Museveni began understanding the meaning of the word asphyxia. — The Standard | Headlines