Strangulation - Definition
strangulation
n 1: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the
windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the
accused" [syn: choking, strangling, strangulation,
throttling]
2: the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of
the air passage
3: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the
flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the
intestine"