strangulation

Definition of Strangulation in English :

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

Example Sentences:
'no evidence that the choking was done by the accused'

2. strangulation

the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

3. strangulation

(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

Example Sentences:
'strangulation of the intestine'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Strangulation

a. The act of strangling or strangulating.

b. The state of being strangled or strangulated.

2. Medicine Constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or another fluid: strangulation of the intestine.

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