asphyxia

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Cause of death, according to the autopsy: Asphyxia by drowning.

From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2022

Asphyxia would pin the blame more definitively on Mr. Chauvin, while cardiopulmonary arrest could be caused by many factors.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2021

Asphyxia is a special form of syncope resulting from partial or total suspension of respiration, as in strangulation, drowning, or inhalation of noxious gases.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

Observations on Asphyxia from Drowning, to which is added a Case of Resuscitation.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

Asphyxia would supervene, if the two breathing holes at the back became obstructed.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander