Strangulation - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌstræŋɡjʊˈleɪʃn|  American pronunciation of the word strangulation
Brit.  |stræŋɡjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word strangulation

noun

- the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
- the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
strangulation of the intestine

Extra examples

The cause of death was strangulation.

Dr Porter told the court that the post-mortem revealed signs of strangulation.

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