strangulation

The act of strangulating or the condition of being strangulated, in any sense : compression, constriction, herniation.

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stran·gu·la·tion .straŋ-gyə-'lā-shən n

1) the action or process of strangling or strangulating

2) the state of being strangled or strangulated esp excessive or pathological constriction or compression of a bodily tube (as a blood vessel or a loop of intestine) that interrupts its ability to act as a passage

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n.

the closure of a passage, such as the main airway to the lungs (resulting in the cessation of breathing), a blood vessel, or the gastrointestinal tract.

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stran·gu·la·tion (strang″gu-laґshən) [L. strangulatio] 1. choke (def. 2). 2. arrest of the circulation in a part, due to compression. See hemostasis (def. 2).