strangle /stran·gle/ (strang´g'l) choke (1).
strangle
choke [chōk]
stran·gle (str ng g l)v. To compress the trachea so as to prevent sufficient passage of air; suffocate. |
strangle
[strang′gəl]
Etymology: L, strangulare, to choke
to cause an interruption of breathing by compressing or constricting the trachea. Also called strangulate. strangulated, adj.
choke [chōk]
1. to interrupt respiration by obstruction or compression; called also strangle.
2. the condition resulting from such interruption; called also strangulation.
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