Strangulation

The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.

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.

(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine"

the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage