Question

Define ashyxiation..............................

Answer 1

To cause someone to be unable to breathe, usually resulting in that person's death:

Answer 2

This is a word for dying from lack of oxygen. Anyone who chokes to death dies from asphyxiation. This is a medical word for a horrible thing that could happen to anyone. Asphyxiation, also known as suffocation, means to die from lack of oxygen.

Symptoms of asphyxia at the time of birth may include:

Not breathing or very weak breathing.

Skin color that is bluish, gray, or lighter than normal.

Low heart rate.

Poor muscle tone.

Weak reflexes.

Too much acid in the blood (acidosis)

Amniotic fluid stained with meconium (first stool)

Seizures.