strangulation

Noun
  1. The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe (synset 100226653)
    "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
    is a type of: asphyxiation, suffocation - killing by depriving of oxygen
    same as: choking, strangling, throttling
  2. The condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage (synset 114321749)
    is a type of: disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
  3. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid (synset 100228131)
    "strangulation of the intestine"
    referred to in: pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
    is a type of: constriction - the action or process of compressing

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