Străn'gu-lā'tion, n.
[Fr. strangulation, Sp. estrangulacion, It. strangulazione, Lat. strangulatio. See supra.]
Sense 1. The act of strangling; the act of destroying life by stopping respiration; suffocation. Wiseman.
Sense 2. (Med.) Inordinate compression or constriction, as of the throat in hysterics, or so as to cause a suspension of the circulation, as in cases of hernia.