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strangulation [‚straŋ·gyə′lā·shən] (medicine) Asphyxiation due to obstruction of the air passages, as by external pressure on the neck. Constriction of a part producing arrest of the circulation, as strangulation of a hernia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After the councilor had died -- whether by strangulation or naturally is of no consequence -- the house had been sold, then abandoned, and lastly isolated from the other houses of the street. I may spare myself the details; it was my poor mother, dead of strangulation by human hands! The mother writhed in uneasy slumber, her chest wheezing as if she were in the agonies of strangulation. |
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