What is contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. Strangulated hernia. (Med.) See under Hernia called?
strangulated — (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. Strangulated hernia. (Med.) See under Hernia. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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