Question 1

What is the plural of the French word "hydrocution"?

Accepted Answer

hydrocutions

Question 2

What is the definition of the French word "hydrocution"?

Accepted Answer

Thermal shock that causes cardioventilatory arrest due to the temperature difference between the water and the skin; this is followed by loss of consciousness and, therefore, drowning.

Question 3

Where does the French word "hydrocution" come from?

Accepted Answer

According to the New Etymological and Historical Dictionary (Larousse editions, 1971), the term is recent (1953), and is constructed on the model of "electrocution", with the prefix hydro- and the suffix -cution from execution.

Question 4

How to translate "hydrocution" into italian?

Accepted Answer

idrocuzione

hydrocution

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