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strangulation

stran·gu·la·tion

UK/ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ US/ˈstɹeɪ̯ŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/ uncommon

noun

1.

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe

  • “no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”
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3.

(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid

  • “strangulation of the intestine”

Origin

From Latin strangulatio (“choking, suffocation”), from strangulare (“to choke, suffocate”); see strangle.

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