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Constriction Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Constriction?
[n] the action or process of constricting or squeezing
[n] tight or narrow compression [n] a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel Synonyms | Synonyms for Constriction: bottleneck | coarctation Related Terms | Find terms related to Constriction: abbreviation | arrest | arrestation | arrestment | astriction | astringency | blockage | blocking | bottleneck | cervix | check | circumscription | clogging | closing up | closure | coarctation | compactedness | compaction | compression | compressure | concentration | condensation | consolidation | constringency | contraction | contracture | cramp | curtailment | decrease | delay | detainment | detention | diminuendo | fixation | foot-dragging | hampering | hindering | hindrance | holdback | holdup | hourglass | hourglass figure | impediment | inhibition | interference | interruption | isthmus | knitting | let | narrow place | narrowing | neck | negativism | nuisance value | obstruction | obstructionism | occlusion | opposition | puckering | pursing | reduction | repression | resistance | restraint | restriction | retardation | retardment | setback | shortening | solidification | squeeze | stranglehold | stranglement | strangulation | striction | stricture | suppression | systole | taper | tapering | wasp waist | wrinkling See Also | compression | condensation | contraction | narrowing | spasm | squeeze | squeezing | strangulation | vasoconstriction Constriction In Webster's Dictionary \Con*stric"tion\, n. [L. constrictio: cf. F.
constriction.]
1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or
by movement or change in the thing itself, as
distinguished from compression.
2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is
constricted; a narrowing or binding.
A constriction of the parts inservient to speech.
--Grew.
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