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Dry drowning is defined as :
Answer: D
Dry drowning is drowning where death is due to laryngospasm.
In dry drowning, water entering the larynx triggers an intense reflex spasm of the vocal cords. The airway closes, little or no water reaches the lungs, and death is from asphyxia. At autopsy the lungs therefore lack the water-logging and froth of typical (wet) drowning, which is the origin of the name.
Drowning in sea water is a form of wet drowning, distinguished by its hypertonic fluid. Sudden death on entering cold water from reflex cardiac arrest is immersion syndrome (hydrocution). 'Drowning of a dehydrated body' is not a recognised type.
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