<prompt> What is the meaning of the term hydrocution?Electrocution in waterDry drowningDrowning in cold waterPostmoem immersion  <response>: Hydrocution or immersion syndrome or submersion inhibition: Death results from cardiac arrest due to vagal inhibition as a result of, a Cold water stimulating the nerve endings of the surface of the body b Water striking the epigastrium c Cold water entering the ear drums, nasal passages, and the pharynx and larynx which cause stimulation of nerve endings of mucosa Ref: The essentials of forensic medicine and toxicology by Dr K S Narayan Reddy, 27th edition, Page 324. 