Noun
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(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"
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constriction the action or process of compressing
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pathology the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
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the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
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disorder,
upset a disturbance of the peace or of public order
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the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
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choking,
strangling,
throttling |
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asphyxiation,
suffocation killing by depriving of oxygen
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