asphyxiation

• The cause of death was listed as asphyxiation, meaning that she was strangled. —  AHMM,October2007
• It is so dangerous, in fact, that its use in connection with twilight sleep for childbirth in hospitals has been discontinued--Death indications, in the course of an autopsy are generally the same as those of asphyxiation, which is equivalent to drowning or choking to death, and is probably not a very pleasant way to die Monk, realizing what Doc Savage was trying to do-induce a state of alarm-pretended some concern of his own. —  162 - Three Times a Corpse
• An autopsy report said Butler died from stab wounds and that asphyxiation was a factor in his death. —  newsleader.com -
• This song is dedicated to lead singer Bon Scott who died of asphyxiation, after choking on his own vomit in his friend's car after a night of drinking. —  Tongfamily Website
• The couple practiced erotic asphyxiation, and began killing elderly patients to achieve a sexual thrill. —  mental_floss Blog

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