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strangulated

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verb

  1. To stop flow through a vessel.
  2. To strangle.

adjective

  1. Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression.“a strangulated hernia”
  2. Strangled; affected by strangulation.
  3. Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted.

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