1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.
2. (Med.)
Defn: 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.
STRANGURIOUS
Stran*gu"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. stranguriosus.] (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to strangury. Cheyne.
STRANGURY Stran"gu*ry, n. Etym: [L. stranguria, Gr. strangurie. See Strangle, and Urine.]
1. (Med.)
Defn: A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, produced by spasmodic muscular contraction.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it.