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strangulation

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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.
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Noun1.strangulationstrangulation - 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 [stræŋgjuˈleɪʃən] n → estrangulación f
strangulation [stræŋgjuˈleɪʃən] n → strangulation f
strangulation [stræŋgjuˈleɪʃən] strangle n → Erwürgen nt, Erdrosseln nt
strangulation [stræŋgjuˈleɪʃən] n → strangolamento
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After the councilor had died -- whether by strangulation or naturally is of no consequence -- the house had been sold, then abandoned, and lastly isolated from the other houses of the street.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
I may spare myself the details; it was my poor mother, dead of strangulation by human hands!
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The mother writhed in uneasy slumber, her chest wheezing as if she were in the agonies of strangulation.
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