STRANGULATED

Verb

strangulated

simple past tense and past participle of strangulate

Adjective

strangulated (not comparable)

(medicine) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression.

Strangled; affected by strangulation.

(botany) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted.

Source: Wiktionary


Stran"gu*la`ted, a.

1. (Med.)

Definition: Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. Strangulated hernia. (Med.) See under Hernia.

STRANGULATE

Stran"gu*late, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Strangulated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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