Strangulated \Stran"gu*la`ted\, a. 1. (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. 2. (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted. {Strangulated hernia}. (Med.) See under {Hernia}.