D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Strangulation

/străngˌ-gyəl-āsh'-ən/ · Stran·gu·la·tion · IPA /ˈstɹæŋɡ(j)əˌleɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/
01 n. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
  1. 1.
    The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
  2. 2.
    Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia.(Med.)