'Strangulated' definitions:

Definition of 'Strangulated'

From: GCIDE
  • Strangulated \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. [1913 Webster]
  • Strangulated hernia. (Med.) See under Hernia. [1913 Webster]