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strangulation

[ UK /stɹˈænɡjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌstɹæŋɡjəˈɫeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
    strangulation of the intestine
  2. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
    no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
  3. the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

How To Use strangulation In A Sentence

  • She also had asphyxia due to strangulation; the hyoid bone directly under the bruising was fractured.
  • But when Troy made its strategy of forward defense work, the Greeks employed a counterstrategy of slow strangulation. The Trojan War
  • Slice you up and cook you after you're murdered by strangulation.
  • The strangulation was the cause of death and the dismemberment was clearly after death, and most likely done for the purpose of trying to conceal the murder and dispose of the body. CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2007
  • The second pronunciation of "garrote" sounds like "quote" and the current meaning of garrote is to execute by strangulation. Sarah Palin's most famous quote and the problem of a quote becoming famous in a misremembered form.
  • The conclusion: a "bute" of a case of self-induced strangulation. The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe
  • A pathologist said the cause of death was from strangulation.
  • Its especial sphere of usefulness is in severe cases of electric shock, hanging, smoke asphyxia, strangulation, suffocation, thoracic or abdominal pressure, apnea, acute traumatic pneumothorax, respiratory arrest from absence of sufficient oxygen, or apnea from the presence of quantities of irrespirable or irritant gases. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • Prophylactic surgical treatment should be recommended in this situation to avoid a potential catastrophic strangulation of bowel later.
  • So far US has and is trying to strangulate Iran's economy (please read "Plan for Economic Strangulation of Iran"), repeatedly breached the Iranian airspace, arrested its diplomats and according to the latest reports probably has been involved in kidnapping another diplomat [13]. Iran vs. Saudi Arabia
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