Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strangulation | Yes | No | No | No |
choking | Yes | Yes | No | No |
strangulation (noun) | choking (noun) |
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the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe |
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid | a condition caused by blocking the airways to the lungs (as with food or swelling of the larynx) |
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage |
strangulation (adjective) | choking (adjective) |
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causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat |