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secondary drowning

secondary drowning noun: asphyxiation caused by irritation of alveoli from the aspiration of liquid, after recovery from immersion into liquid, in the three-day period following the immersion episode.

Noun

secondary drowning (usually uncountable, plural secondary drownings)

  1. (usually) Asphyxiation caused by irritation of alveoli from the aspiration of liquid, after recovery from immersion into liquid, in the three-day period following the immersion episode.

Forms of secondary drowning

pluralsecondary drownings

Origin of secondary drowning

From secondary + drowning.

Questions about secondary drowning

What does secondary drowning mean?
Secondary drowning means asphyxiation caused by irritation of alveoli from the aspiration of liquid, after recovery from immersion into liquid, in the three-day period following the immersion episode.
What part of speech is secondary drowning?
Secondary drowning is a noun.
What is the plural of secondary drowning?
The plural of secondary drowning is secondary drownings.

Words near secondary drowning in the dictionary

  1. secondary consumer
  2. secondary consumers
  3. secondary diagonal
  4. secondary diagonals
  5. secondary dominant
  6. secondary drowning
  7. secondary drownings
  8. secondary education
  9. secondary emission
  10. secondary emissions
  11. secondary energies

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