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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

(Med.)

Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression;

as, a

strangulated

hernia

(Bot.)

Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted.

Strangulated hernia

(Med.)

See under

Adj.

Compressed. A hernia or rupture is said to be strangulated, when it is so compressed as to cause dangerous symptoms.