ASPHYXIA BY STRANGULATION
\ɐsfˈɪksi͡ə ba͡ɪ stɹˈanɡjʊlˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɐsfˈɪksiə baɪ stɹˈanɡjʊlˈeɪʃən], \ɐ_s_f_ˈɪ_k_s_iə b_aɪ s_t_ɹ_ˈa_n_ɡ_j_ʊ_l_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Produced by mechanical impediment to respiration, as in hanging.
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
flame-bearer
- One who bears flame or light; name given to members a genus humming birds, from their being furnished with tuft flery crimson-colored feathers round neck like gorget. little flame-bearer inhabits inner side extinct volcano Chiriqui, in Veragua, about 9000 feet above the level of sea. It measures only 1/2 inches length. There are various other species, all tropical American.