Strangulated hernia
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(Med.) See under Hernia.
Strangulation
(Stran"gu*la`tion) n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F. strangulation. See Strangle.]
1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
2. (Med.) 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.