| Definition of 'strangulation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
"no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
2. (noun) strangulation
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
3. (noun) strangulation
(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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| Definition of 'strangulation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) strangulation
the act of strangling, or the state of being strangled
2. (noun) strangulation
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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