Asphyxiation

Origin

From New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuksia, "stopping of the pulse"), ἀ- (a-, "not") + σφύξις (sphuksis, "pulse"), from σφύζω (sphuzō, "I throb").

Full definition of asphyxiation

Noun

1. Death due to lack of oxygen.
2. An acute lack of oxygen.