Definition of STRANGULATION

strangulation

Plural: strangulations

Noun

  • the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
  • the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
  • (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
    • "strangulation of the intestine"
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.

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