Thesaurus: strangulated

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1. a. Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia.
2. a. Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted.
3. 1. (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. 2. (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. Strangulated hernia. (Med.) See under Hernia.
4. Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended witharrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction orcompression; as, a strangulated hernia.
5. v kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air v constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air v become constricted