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Definición de estrangular en Español:
estrangular
verbo transitivo
- 1
Ahogar a una persona o animal oprimiéndolo por el cuello.
en la película el asesino estrangulaba a sus víctimas con una corbata
- 2
Impedir o dificultar el paso por una vía o conducto.
los terremotos de 1970 estrangularon la línea ferroviaria y la carretera
- 3
Medicina
Obstruir un conducto corporal mediante presión o ligadura para detener la circulación sanguínea.antes de una extracción de sangre siempre estrangulan la vena con una cinta elástica; estrangularse una hernia
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