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Definition of strangulated adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary



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  1. 1(medical) (of a part of the body) squeezed so tightly that blood etc. cannot pass through it a strangulated hernia
  2. 2(formal) (of a voice) sounding as though the throat is tightly squeezed, usually because of fear or worry He gave a strangulated squawk.
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