Word
asphyxia, 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
<noun.state>
asphyxia
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
semantic pointers
hypernym
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
part meronym
hypoxia
hypercapnia, hypercarbia