strangulate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
    constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
    become constricted

Word Origin

Example

1. The hernia will strangulate and become necrotic .

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