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| Matching Terms: | strangulate | ||
| Definition: | \Stran"gu*la`ted\, a.
1. (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression;
attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused
by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia.
2. (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a
ligature; constricted.
{Strangulated hernia}. (Med.) See under {Hernia}.
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