strangulation

/,stræɳgju'leiʃn/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of killing someone by squeezing their throat to stop them from breathing: This is the most common meaning, referring to the action of compressing the windpipe to cause suffocation.
    • A medical condition where a body part is constricted, cutting off blood flow or function: In pathology, it refers to the constriction of a tubular structure, such as a blood vessel or intestine, which stops the normal flow.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The cause of death was determined to be strangulation. (This sentence uses the word to describe the manner of killing.)
    • Strangulation of the hernia required emergency surgery. (Here, the word is used in its medical sense to describe the constriction of body tissue.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Ligature strangulation": strangulation caused by a cord or similar object.
    • The police found evidence of ligature strangulation.
  • "Manual strangulation": strangulation caused by the use of hands.
    • The autopsy revealed signs of manual strangulation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Strangulate (verb): to kill by squeezing the throat, or to constrict a body part.
    • The tumor began to strangulate the bowel.
  • Strangler (noun): a person who strangles someone.
    • The serial killer was known as the Boston Strangler.
Synonyms
  • Throttling: the act of squeezing someone's throat.
  • Asphyxiation: causing death by preventing air from reaching the lungs (a broader term that can include strangulation).
Related Phrases
  • To die by strangulation: a phrase describing the cause of death.
    • The victim appeared to have died by strangulation.
Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "strangulation." It is a technical/medical term.)

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 condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
  3. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
    • no evidence that the choking was done by the accused

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