Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRANGULATION

n.[L.] 1. The act of strangling; the act of destroying life by stopping respiration; suffocation.
2. That kind of suffocation which is common to women in hysterics; also, the straitening or compression of the intestines in hernia.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRANGULATION

Stran "gu *la `tion, n. Etym: [L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See Strangle. ]

 

1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

strangulation

stran gu la tion |ˌstraNGgyəˈlāSHən ˌstræŋɡjəˈleɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or state of strangling or being strangled: death due to strangulation. 2 Medicine the condition in which circulation of blood to a part of the body (esp. a hernia ) is cut off by constriction.

 

Oxford Dictionary

strangulation

stran ¦gu |la ¦tion |straŋgjʊˈleɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action or state of strangling or being strangled: death due to strangulation. 2 Medicine the condition in which circulation of blood to a part of the body (especially a hernia ) is cut off by constriction.

 

Duden Dictionary

Strangulation

Stran gu la ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Strangulati o n |lateinisch strangulatio, zu: strangulare, strangulieren 1 das Strangulieren; das Stranguliertwerden Tod durch Strangulation 2 Medizin Abschnürung, Abklemmung von Abschnitten des Darms

 

French Dictionary

strangulation

strangulation n. f. nom féminin Action d ’étrangler. : Il est mort par strangulation. Note Orthographique str a ngulation.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

strangulation

str à n gu l á tion 名詞 U 1 絞殺 ; (自由な発展などの )扼殺 （やくさつ ）.2 〘医 〙括約 ; 絞扼 （こうやく ）.