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Definition of Strangulation

Strangulation
Strangulation Stran"gu*la`tion, n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See Strangle.] 1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled. 2. (Med.) 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.

Meaning of Strangulation from wikipedia

- Ligature strangulation — Strangulation without suspension using some form of cord-like object called a garrote Manual strangulation — Strangulation using...
- Strangulation in the context of domestic violence is a potentially lethal form of ****ault. Unconsciousness may occur within seconds of strangulation and...
- afflicts the ****. Common injuries include fracture, avulsion injury, strangulation, entrapment, and am****tion. Penetrating and blunt traumas combined...
- in execution which instigate death either by cervical fracture or by strangulation. The short drop is a method of hanging in which the condemned prisoner...
- On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was murdered in Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Floyd...
- the specific style and manner of the killings, which was by chokehold-strangulation, ceased after his arrest. In March 2019, the Atlanta police, under the...
- Bowel infarction or gangrenous bowel represents an irreversible injury to the intestine resulting from insufficient blood flow. It is considered a medical...
- smothering, choking, positional asphyxia, traumatic asphyxia, wedging, strangulation and drowning. Sauvageau and Boghossian propose in 2010 that mechanical...
- petechiae are used by police investigators in determining whether strangulation has been part of an attack. The do****entation of the presence of petechiae...
- occur more often on the right than left side. The main concern is bowel strangulation, where the blood supply to part of the bowel is blocked. This usually...