- 1. n. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Source: opted
- 2. n. Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. Source: opted
- 3. n. A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. Source: opted
- 4. n. the state of being imprisoned Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Glanvill. 2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n the state of being imprisoned Source: ecdict
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