suffōcātĭo (subf-), ōnis, f. [suffoco],
a choking , stifling , suffocating , Sen. Ep. 54, 2; hence, mulierum, suffocation of the womb , hysterical passion , Plin. 20, 5, 15, § 30; 26, 15, 90, § 158; v. suffoco, I.