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Webster 1913 Edition
Strangulation
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Strangulation
STRANGULATION
,Noun.
1.
The act of strangling; the act of destroying life by stopping respiration; suffocation.2.
That kind of suffocation which is common to women in hysterics; also, the straitening or compression of the intestines in hernia.Definition 2024
strangulation
strangulation
English
Noun
strangulation (plural strangulations)
- the act of strangling or the state of being strangled
- the constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid
Translations
act of strangling
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