asphyxiated
Choked to death
Asphyxiated means deprived of oxygen to the point of unconsciousness or death.
Someone can be asphyxiated by strangling, drowning, smoke inhalation, or gas exposure.
The word often appears in medical or forensic contexts: The coroner determined the victim had been asphyxiated.
Figuratively, something that asphyxiates you cuts off what you need to thrive: The regulations asphyxiated small businesses.
Killed by airlessness
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- hypoxicInsufficient oxygen supply
- respiratory failureInadequate lung gas exchange
cardiac arrest · brain damage · resuscitation · CPR · ventilator · airway obstruction · pulmonary · autopsy
Killed by throat compression
- smotheredDeprived of air
- chokedHad airway blocked
- murderedKilled with intent
- homicideCausing another's death
victim · forensic · petechiae · crime scene · perpetrator · throttled · compression · defensive wounds
Forcibly held in
- suppressedForcibly held down
- smotheredDeprived of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- oppressedTreated with cruel control
silenced · crushed · overwhelmed · constrained · repressed · choked off · claustrophobic · restricted
Death by water inhalation
- smoke inhalationBreathing in combustion gases
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- trappedUnable to escape
- enclosed spaceArea sealed within boundaries
carbon monoxide · gas leak · plastic bag · positional · confined · avalanche · buried alive · workplace accident
suffocated
Killed by airlessness
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- hypoxicInsufficient oxygen supply
respiratory failure · cardiac arrest · brain damage · resuscitation · CPR · ventilator · airway obstruction · pulmonary · autopsy · cause of death
strangled
Killed by throat compression
homicide · victim · forensic · petechiae · crime scene · perpetrator · throttled · compression · defensive wounds · investigation
stifled
Forcibly held in
- suppressedForcibly held down
- smotheredDeprived of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
oppressed · silenced · crushed · overwhelmed · constrained · repressed · choked off · claustrophobic · restricted · inhibited
drowning
Death by water inhalation
- smoke inhalationBreathing in combustion gases
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- trappedUnable to escape
enclosed space · carbon monoxide · gas leak · plastic bag · positional · confined · avalanche · buried alive · workplace accident · toxic fumes
asphyxiatedbreathing
Pulmonary gas exchange
breathed · oxygenated · respiring · ventilated · respired
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