Strangulate(a.) Strangulated.
Strangulated(a.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia.
Strangulated(a.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted.
Strangulation(n.) The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
Strangulation(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.
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