strangulated
Squeezed until blocked
Strangulated describes something constricted to the point of cutting off circulation or flow.
In medicine, a strangulated hernia is one where blood supply to the trapped tissue has been cut off—a surgical emergency.
The word also describes sounds or speech choked by strong emotion: Her voice came out strangulated, barely a whisper.
Pressed firmly together
- compressedReduced by pressure
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- chokedHad airway blocked
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
narrowed · pinched · gripped · taut · tense · bound · clenched · asphyxiated
Had airway blocked
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- suppressedForcibly held down
- stifledForcibly held in
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
hoarse · constricted · tight · emotion · sob · cry · gasp · halting
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
arterial · venous · compromised · blood supply · circulation · tissue death · hypoxia · anoxia
Confined in prison
bowel · intestinal · abdominal · viscera · protrusion · reducible · irreducible · mesh
squeezed
Pressed firmly together
- compressedReduced by pressure
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- chokedHad airway blocked
tight · narrowed · pinched · gripped · taut · tense · bound · clenched · asphyxiated · smothered
choked
Had airway blocked
- throttledConstricted to limit flow
- suppressedForcibly held down
- stifledForcibly held in
gasping · hoarse · constricted · tight · emotion · sob · cry · gasp · halting · caught
ischemia
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- gangreneTissue death from bloodlessness
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
thrombosis · arterial · venous · compromised · blood supply · circulation · tissue death · hypoxia · anoxia · congestion
incarcerated
Confined in prison
hiatal · bowel · intestinal · abdominal · viscera · protrusion · reducible · irreducible · mesh · surgery
strangulatedunobstructed
Having no barriers
free-flowing · open · patent · unrestricted · unconstricted