| NOUN | act | strangulation, choking, strangling, throttling | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe |
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| state | strangulation | the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage | |
| act | strangulation | (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid |
| Sounds | strae.nggyahley'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe. | |
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| Synonyms | choking, strangling, throttling | |
| Broader | suffocation, asphyxiation | killing by depriving of oxygen |
| Spanish | estrangulación, estrangulamiento | |
| Catalan | escanyament, estrangulació | |
| Verbs | strangle, strangulate | kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air |
| Meaning | The condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage. | |
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| Broader | disorder, upset | A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal / normal functioning |
| Verbs | strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing |
| strangle | die from strangulation | |
| Meaning | (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid. | |
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| Example | "strangulation of the intestine" | |
| Category | pathology | The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases |
| Broader | constriction | The action or process of compressing |
| Spanish | estrangulación | |
| Catalan | estrangulació | |
| Verbs | strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air |
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