Meaning & use
strangulated
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constricted so tightly that blood supply or another vital flow is cut off; also, describing a voice choked with emotion
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The surgeon operated immediately to treat the strangulated hernia.
He gave a strangulated cry of surprise before he could stop himself.
A note on using this word
In medicine, a strangulated hernia is a serious emergency because the trapped tissue loses its blood supply.
Words with a similar meaning
constrictedchoked
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Words with an opposite meaning
unrestricted
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