asphyxia
/əsˈfɪksiə/noun
उच्चारण अस्फ़िक्सिअ
दम घुटना, श्वासावरोध
Advanced wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
- 1
[U] medical
the state of being unable to breathe, causing death or loss of consciousness
दम घुटना, श्वासावरोध
- Two workers died of asphyxia in the sewer.
- Asphyxia can result from smoke inhalation during a fire.
- Asphyxia caused by a gas leak is a danger in closed rooms.
+ 2 more examples
- The coroner found that the man had died of asphyxia.
- First-aid training teaches how to prevent asphyxia in a choking child.
Synonyms suffocation choking smothering strangulation
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
suffocation choking smothering strangulation
AaSpelling
as·phyx·i·a
With ph and y (not 'asfixia' or 'asphixia').
ph और y के साथ ('asfixia' या 'asphixia' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: death caused by lack of oxygen is asphyxia or suffocation; by being held under water drowning; by pressing the throat strangulation.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: ऑक्सीजन की कमी से मृत्यु asphyxia या suffocation; पानी में डूबने से drowning; गला दबाने से strangulation।
General knowledge
Manual scavenging, which has caused many deaths by asphyxia in sewers, is banned under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act, 2013.
हाथ से मैला ढोना, जिससे सीवरों में दम घुटने से कई मौतें हुई हैं, Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers Act, 2013 के तहत प्रतिबंधित है।