Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun asphyxia

1 sense of asphyxia

Sense 1
asphyxia -- (a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas)
       => physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition -- (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)