Medical Dictionary

autoasphyxiation

noun au·to·as·phyx·i·a·tion \-as-ˌfik-sē-ˈā-shən\

Medical Definition of AUTOASPHYXIATION

:  asphyxiation of an organism by the products of its own metabolism

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