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strangulated

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  1. 1. a. Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. Source: opted
  3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 4. Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended witharrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction orcompression; as, a strangulated hernia. Source: adambom
  5. 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 Source: ecdict

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