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strangulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | choking, strangling, throttling |
| Type of | asphyxiation, suffocation |
| Derivation | strangle, strangulate |
strangulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | constriction |
| Derivation | strangulate |
strangulation of the intestine.
Examples of strangulation
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Authorities are awaiting DNA tests in three other unsolved strangulation deaths.
From the thenewstribune.com
There are references to cannibalism and a graphic description of a strangulation.
From the washingtonpost.com
He is serving a life sentence for the 1990 strangulation of his wife, Cheryl, 36.
From the bostonherald.com
That is, that the strangulation of Iran will not hurt anyone in the leadership.
From the infowars.com
The Israeli siege has choked Gaza to the point of near complete strangulation.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Dogs that lost were allegedly put down by strangulation, hanging or electrocution.
From the time.com
The jackets have a drawstring through the hood which poses a strangulation hazard.
From the post-gazette.com
The cause of her death was ruled strangulation and suffocation by plastic bag.
From the bostonherald.com
And cords from blinds, drapes, appliances and the like pose risk of strangulation.
From the ocregister.com
- Choking: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
- The condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"
- (strangulate) strangle: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air; "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
- (strangulate) constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
- (strangulate) become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
- Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain.Ernoehazy, William; Ernoehazy,WS. . www.emedicine.com. URL last accessed March 3, 2006. ...
- Bowel infarction or 'bowel death' results from a severely restricted blood supply to part of the bowel; this can in turn be due to an uncorrected bowel twist or bowel strangulation, or to occlusion of one of the mesenteric arteries.
- Interruption of tubular flow. Lenghtly strangulation of blood vessels or the trachea (windpipe) may result in death.
