Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In pathology, compressed so as to suppress the function of a part: as, a hernia is said to be strangulated when it is so compressed as to obstruct the circulation in the part and cause dangerous symptoms.
- In botany, contracted and expanded in an irregular manner.
- In entomology, constricted; much narrowed: especially noting the thorax or abdomen when constricted in one or more places, as in many ants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression.
- adjective (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted.
- adjective (Med.) See under
Hernia .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
strangulate .
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Examples
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One of them, Roger Cohen, praised him in The New York Times last week for "his evident loathing for elites, for cozy establishments, for cartels, for what he's called 'strangulated English accents.'"
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Chiefly, this is due to prevent an emergency known as a strangulated hernia.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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She was about to seat herself when she heard a kind of strangulated hail.
Scales of Justice Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982 1955
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Five counties of the state were in this manner made bankrupt, and for a long time under special laws were known as "strangulated" counties.
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Mobile and Memphis, surrendered their charters and were ruled directly by the governor; and there were numerous "strangulated" counties which on account of debt had lost self-government and were ruled by appointees of the governor.
The Sequel of Appomattox : a chronicle of the reunion of the states Walter Lynwood Fleming 1903
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TheophileEscargot - to non-english ears zadie just sounds like an educated Londoner. i'm guessing the "strangulated" sound you hear is your struggle to assign a class to people whose accents have shifted. anyway listen to her talk it's really good and deals with issues like this. quote at the end pulled by andrew sullivan:
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Hernias that cannot be reduced are more likely to be painful, and they can become strangulated, meaning that the blood supply to the bowel is cut off.
Freep.com - RSS 2009
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Yet as the people of Egypt strive for that right – some of them sacrificing their lives for the cause – there has been a strangulated sound coming from the throats of those who ought to be the clearest advocates of liberty.
The west should cheer, not fear, this cry for freedom in Egypt | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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Similarly, men refused a hernia operation could end up developing a strangulated hernia, which requires emergency surgery; and if tonsils are left infected, infection can spread to the middle ear or brain, Black added.
NHS bans on operations gamble with patients' health, senior surgeon warns 2011
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In Mexico, a mariachi band was strangulated and he stretched the skin of their bodies end to end covering the floor of his hovel.
Around the World brian warfield 2011
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