- the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, produced by interference with respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation.
- lack of oxygen in the blood due to restricted respiration; suffocation. If severe enough and prolonged, it causes death
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