#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
supertype: #physiological_state__physiologicalstate__physiological_condition__physiologicalcondition the condition of the body or bodily functions
part: #hypoxia a very strong drive resulting from a deficiency of available oxygen in the blood and bodily tissues (short of anoxia)
part: #hypercapnia__hypercarbia the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood
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