strangulation

1. n. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled. Source: opted

2. n. Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia. Source: opted

3. n. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe Source: wordnet

4. n. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage Source: wordnet

5. n. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid Source: wordnet

6. 1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled. 2. (Med.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia. Source: webster

7. Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as ofthe throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, ofthe passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases ofhernia. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage n. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid Source: ecdict

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