Choke

(chok). To suffocate; to prevent the acce of air to the lungs by compre ing or obstructing the trachea. C. -cherry, the fruit of Prunus (Cerasus) virgin i an a, not the P. virgin i an a of the pharmacopeia; common in the U. S. It is antispasmodic, tonic, and slightly astringent. Cerasin is a concentrated extract. Dose gr. ij-viij. Unof. C.-damp, a name given by miners to carbonic acid gas. Called also Black-damp.