Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Strangulation \Stran"gu*la`tion\, n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F.
   strangulation. See {Strangle}.]
   1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.

   2. (Med.) 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.

Source : WordNet®

strangulation
     n 1: the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the
          windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the
          accused" [syn: {choking}, {strangling}, {throttling}]
     2: the condition of having respiration stopped by compression
        of the air passage
     3: (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the
        flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the
        intestine"