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• a medical term for suffocation, which leads to lack of oxygen in the blood.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Asphyxiation. (n.d.). Glossary of Forensic Terms. Retrieved June 6, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/asphyxiation.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Asphyxiation. www.adfs.alabama.gov. Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/asphyxiation (accessed: June 6, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Asphyxiation." Glossary of Forensic Terms. Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. 6 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/asphyxiation.

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