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Webster 1913 Edition


Strangulation

Stran′gu-laˊtion

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Strangulation

STRANGULATION

,
Noun.
[L.]
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)

  1. the act of strangling or the state of being strangled
  2. the constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid

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