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Constriction

Constriction Meaning & Definition
Constriction Definition And Meaning

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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