Strangulation

[,stræŋɡju'leʃən]

Definition

(noun.) (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; 'strangulation of the intestine'.

(noun.) the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage.

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Definition

(n.) The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.

(n.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia.

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