secondary drowning

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From secondary +‎ drowning.

Noun[edit]

secondary drowning (usually uncountable, plural secondary drownings)

  1. 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.
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