English-Finnish translations for suffocation

Definition of suffocation

• 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 particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia

Examples

• A child left unattended may die of suffocation.
• The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

Related words

• suffocate
• suffocating
• suffocatingly
• suffocator