STRANGULATION

choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling

(noun) the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; “no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”

strangulation

(noun) (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; “strangulation of the intestine”

strangulation

(noun) the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

strangulation (countable and uncountable, plural strangulations)

The act of strangling or the state of being strangled.

The constriction of the air passage or other body part that cuts off the flow of a fluid.

Source: Wiktionary

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Stran"gu*la`tion, n. Etym: [L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See Strangle.]

1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.

2. (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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