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.

2. Bot.

Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted.

Strangulated hernia. Med. See under Hernia.

 

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