drowning (redirected from drown)

drowning /drown·ing/ (droun´ing) suffocation and death resulting from filling of the lungs with water or other substance.

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drowning,

n asphyxiation because of submersion in a liquid.

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drowning

death from suffocation resulting from aspiration of water or other substance or fluid. Drowning occurs because the liquid prevents breathing.

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dry-drowning

asphyxiation, but with little or no inhalation of water as a result of persistent laryngospasm.

near-drowning

see near-drowning.

secondary drowning

pulmonary edema may occur some time after a near-drowning due to loss of surfactant.