Hypertext Webster Gateway: "strangulation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Strangulation \Stran"gu*la`tion\, n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F.
strangulation. See {Strangle}.]
1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
2. (Med.) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
strangulation
n 1: the act of suffocating by constricting the windpipe; "no
evidence that the choking was done by the accused" [syn:
{choking}, {strangling}, {throttling}]
2: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the
flow of blood or other fluid: "strangulation of the
intestine"
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