1. constricted so as to prevent circulation or normal function
Usage: medical

Examples

• The patient was diagnosed with a strangulated hernia that required immediate surgery.
• Blood flow was cut off due to the strangulated blood vessel.
• The strangulated bowel caused severe abdominal pain.
• Emergency surgery was needed to repair the strangulated tissue.
• The doctor explained that a strangulated organ could become necrotic without treatment.
• The strangulated intestine had lost its blood supply completely.