strangulation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: strangulation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for strangulation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strangulation n the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" Synonym(s): choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling 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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Strangulation \Stran"gu*la`tion\, n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See {Strangle}.] 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.