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asphyxiation (s) (noun), asphyxiations (pl)
A condition in which someone is gasping for air because of breathing difficulties.
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autoerotic asphyxiation
The practice of self-strangulation while masturbating, which purportedly increases pleasure due to the decrease of oxygen going to the brain; also written autoerotic asphyxiation, also called autoerotic asphyxia.
This entry is located in the following unit: auto-, aut- (page 9)