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Definitions of choking in various dictionaries:
noun - a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx)
noun - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
verb - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
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| All Time Low "The Irony of ___ on a Lifesaver" |
| Throttling |
| having a blocked windpipe |
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| Mar 22 2018 7 Little Words Daily Puzzle |
| May 18 2014 Rock and Roll |
| Jun 19 2003 The Telegraph - Quick |
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| Clutching one's throat is the universal distress signal for this medical emergency |
| This emergency requiring first aid may include the victim turning blue |
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| Enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air. |
| A valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started. |
| An act or the sound of a person or animal having difficulty in breathing. |
| The inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke. |
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Choking (also known as foreign body airway obstruction) is a life-threatening medical emergency characterized by the blockage of air passage into the lungs secondary to the inhalation or ingestion of food or another object. * Choking is caused by a mechanical obstruction of the airway that prevents normal breathing. This obstruction can be partial (allowing some air passage into the lungs) or complete (no air passage into the lungs). The disruption of normal breathing by choking deprives oxygen delivery to the body, resulting in asphyxia. Although oxygen stored in the blood and lungs can keep a person alive for several minutes after breathing stops, this sequence of events is potentially fatal. Choking was the fourth most common cause of unintentional injury-related death in the US in 2011.According to the National Safety Council, deaths from choking most often occur in the very young (children under 1 years old) and in the elderly (adults over 75 years). Obstruction of the airway can oc |