strangulation

nouns

the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
"no evidence that the choking was done by the accused"
choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling
is derived from
strangulate
is derived from
strangle
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
strangulation
is derived from
strangle
is derived from
strangle
is a type of (narrower)
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
"the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"
disorder, upset
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
"strangulation of the intestine"
strangulation
is derived from
strangulate
domain category
the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases
pathology
is a type of (narrower)
the action or process of compressing
constriction