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stran⋅gu⋅late

  [strang-gyuh-leyt]
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–verb (used with object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
1. Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
2. to strangle.
Origin:
1655–65; < L strangulātus, ptp. of strangulāre to strangle; see -ate 1

Related forms:
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅ble  [strang-gyuh-luh-buhl] , adjective
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅tion, noun
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅tive, adjective
stran⋅gu⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [strang-gyuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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stran·gu·late   (strāng'gyə-lāt')   
v.   stran·gu·lat·ed, stran·gu·lat·ing, stran·gu·lates

v.   tr.

  1. To strangle.

  2. Pathology To compress, constrict, or obstruct (an organ, duct, or other body part) so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid: strangulate an intestinal hernia.

v.   intr.
To be or become strangled, compressed, constricted, or obstructed.

[Latin strangulāre, strangulāt-; see strangle.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stran·gu·late
Pronunciation: 'stra[ng]-gy&-"lAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -lat·ed; -lat·ing
transitive senses
: STRANGLE strangulate intransitive senses
: to becomeconstricted so as to stop circulation strangulate and become necrotic>
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strangulate stran·gu·late (strāng'gyə-lāt')
v. stran·gu·lat·ed, stran·gu·lat·ing, stran·gu·lates

  1. To strangle.

  2. To compress, constrict, or obstruct a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.

  3. To be or become strangled, compressed, constricted, or obstructed.

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