different between anoxia vs suffocation

English

Etymology

From an- +? ox(ygen) +? -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æn??k.si.?/

Noun

anoxia (uncountable)

1. A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.

Derived terms

• anoxic

Translations

See also

• asphyxia

Portuguese

Noun

anoxia f (plural anoxias)

1. (pathology) anoxia (condition in which a tissue or environment is totally deprived of oxygen)

Spanish

Noun

anoxia f (plural anoxias)

1. anoxia

Related terms

• anóxico

Further reading

• “anoxia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From Middle French suffocation, from Latin suffocatio.

Noun

suffocation (countable and uncountable, plural suffocations)

1. (uncountable) Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

   A child left unattended may die of suffocation.

2. (countable) A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.

   The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

Synonyms

• asphyxia

Related terms

• suffocate

Translations

Further reading

• suffocation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• suffocation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• suffocation at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “suffocation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• auctions off, offuscation

French

Etymology

From Latin suffocatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sy.f?.ka.sj??/

Noun

suffocation f (plural suffocations)

1. suffocation

Further reading

• “suffocation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).