STRANGULATION


Meaning of STRANGULATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1542

1. : the action or process of strangling or strangulating

2. : the state of being strangled or strangulated ; especially : excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.