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inhalation

noun as in assimilation

noun as in drag

noun as in respiration

Strong matches

noun as in whiff

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A post-mortem examination found the child died from the "inhalation of the products of combustion", the court heard.

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Most of the survivors suffered burns and fracture injuries while trying to escape, while others had respiratory distress from smoke inhalation.

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All 14 went to the emergency room, where they spent about three hours in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber to combat the effects of smoke inhalation.

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Yet the EPA’s own website notes that short-term exposure to EtO by inhalation can cause adverse health effects including headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, respiratory irritation, gastrointestinal distress and vomiting.

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Official death counts often rely on easily identifiable causes, including burns and smoke inhalation.

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