strangulation

noun
stran*gu*la*tion \ ˌstraŋ-gyə-ˈlā-shən \
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  • the action or process of strangling or strangulating
  • the state of being strangled or strangulated; especially : excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (such as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage
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