strangulated

In pathology, compressed so as to suppress the function of a part: as, a hernia is said to be strangulated when it is so compressed as to obstruct the circulation in the part and cause dangerous symptoms.

In botany, contracted and expanded in an irregular manner.

In entomology, constricted; much narrowed: especially noting the thorax or abdomen when constricted in one or more places, as in many ants.

Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression.

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

See under Hernia.

Simple past tense and past participle of strangulate.