"Asphyxial deaths are said to be caused by failure of cells to receive and/ or utilize oxygen. The deprivation of oxygen may be partial (w:Hypoxia|hypoxia]]/suboxia) or total (anoxia/anoxemia). The terminologies anoxia, anoxemia, suboxia, hypoxia, etc. are though considered better ones the terminology “asphyxia” has been accepted in medico legal sense globally."