strangulation

Noun	1.	strangulation - the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused" strangling, throttling, choking suffocation, asphyxiation - killing by depriving of oxygen
	2.	strangulation - the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage disorder, upset - 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"
	3.	strangulation - (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine" constriction - the action or process of compressing pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

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