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strangulation
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strangulation
n.
act of strangling; state of being strangled; extreme constriction of a body passage (Physiology)
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Strangling
Strangling is compression of the neck that may lead to unconsciousness or death by causing an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain. Fatal strangling typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and as the auxiliary lethal mechanism in hangings in the event the neck does not break. Strangling does not have to be fatal; limited or interrupted strangling is practised in erotic asphyxia, in the choking game, and is an important technique in many combat sports and self-defence systems.
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strangulation
Noun
1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
(synonym) choking, strangling, throttling
(hypernym) suffocation, asphyxiation
(derivation) strangle, strangulate, throttle
2. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
(hypernym) disorder, upset
(derivation) strangle
3. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"
(hypernym) constriction
(derivation) strangulate
(classification) pathology
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Strangulation (die)
nf.
strangulation, suffocating, choking
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strangulation
nf.
strangulation, act of strangling; state of being strangled; extreme constriction of a body passage (Physiology)
