Definition of strangulation
Nouns
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- Synonyms:
- choking, strangling, throttling
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asphyxiation, suffocation
killing by depriving of oxygen
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
"strangulation of the intestine"
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constriction
the action or process of compressing
Vocabulary Lists for strangulation
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