Associations to the word «Strangulation»

Wiktionary

STRANGULATION, noun. The act of strangling or the state of being strangled
STRANGULATION, noun. The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid

Dictionary definition

STRANGULATION, noun. The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused".
STRANGULATION, noun. The condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage.
STRANGULATION, noun. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine".

Wise words

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