Strangulation /(?)/

Stran·gu·la·tion

Strangulation

n.
  1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
  2. Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia. (Med.)