| choke | 1. To prevent respiration by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea. 2. Any obstruction of the oesophagus in herbivorous animals by a partly swallowed foreign body. Origin: M.E. Choken, fr. O.E. Aceocian (05 Mar 2000) |
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| choked disk | papilloedema |
| choker | A cable loop that is attached to a log during the yarding process. (05 Dec 1998) |
| chokes | A manifestation of decompression sickness or altitude sickness characterised by dyspnea, coughing, and choking. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thoracic choke | Obstruction by a foreign body in the thoracic portion of the oesophagus of an animal. (05 Mar 2000) |
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