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"no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"nounthe act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
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nouna condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
Definition that contains choking
- 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
- aspiration pneumonia inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest)
- heimlich maneuver an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
- heimlich manoeuvere an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea