strangulation
NounUS[strang-gyuh-ley-shuhn]/ˌstræŋɡjəˈleɪʃən/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe“no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”Synonyms: chokingstranglingthrottlingType of suffocation, asphyxiation
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passageType of disorder, upset
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid“strangulation of the intestine”Type of constriction
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Stran′gu·la′tion noun
Origin: L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See Strangle.
1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
2. Medicine 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54