strangulation

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A noun referring to the act of suffocating someone by constricting the windpipe, or the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage; also used in pathology to describe constriction of a body part that cuts off the flow of blood or other fluid.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o ato de estrangular alguém, comprimindo a garganta ou as vias respiratórias, ou o estado em que a respiração cessa por essa compressão; também é usado na patologia para descrever a constrição de uma parte do corpo que interrompe o fluxo de sangue ou de outro fluido.

1. Act of suffocation C1 formal medical

   The act of suffocating someone by compressing their windpipe, preventing breathing.

   • The autopsy revealed death by strangulation.
   • He was charged with attempted strangulation.
   • Strangulation can cause severe damage to the throat.

   🇵🇹Estrangulamento

   Sinônimos: chokingstranglingthrottling

2. Condition of stopped breathing C1 formal medical

   The condition where respiration is stopped due to compression of the air passage.

   • The victim suffered from partial strangulation.
   • Strangulation can lead to unconsciousness within seconds.
   • Emergency responders treated the patient for strangulation.

   🇵🇹Estrangulamento

   Sinônimos: asphyxiaasphyxiationsuffocation

3. Pathological constriction C2 formal medical

   In pathology, the constriction of a body part that cuts off the flow of blood or other fluids.

   • The surgeon diagnosed a case of intestinal strangulation.
   • Strangulation of the hernia required immediate surgery.
   • Blood flow was compromised due to strangulation of the vessel.

   🇵🇹Constrição patológica

• strangulations plural form
• strangulations' possessive plural form
• strangulation's possessive singular form