strangulation

stran·gu·la·tion  (strnggy-lshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of strangling or strangulating.

b. The state of being strangled or strangulated.

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strangulation - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" strangling, throttling, choking suffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen
	2.	strangulation - the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
	3.	strangulation - (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine" constriction - the action or process of compressing pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

Translations

strangulation [ˌstræŋgjʊˈleɪʃən] N → estrangulación f

strangulation [ˌstræŋgjʊˈleɪʃ^ən] n → strangulation f
She died by strangulation → Elle est morte par strangulation.

strangulation

n

(= being strangled) → Ersticken nt; (= act of strangling) → Erwürgen nt, → Erdrosseln nt; death was due to strangulation → der Tod trat durch Ersticken ein

(Med) → Abschnürung f, → Abbindung f

strangulation [ˌstræŋgjʊˈleɪʃ/ən] n → strangolamento