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Noun
/kənˈstrikSHən/,
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constrictions, plural;
  1. The action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening
    • - asthma is a constriction of the airways
  2. A place where something has become tighter or narrower; an obstruction
    • - flow was impeded at bends and constrictions
  1. (constricted) especially tense; especially in some dialects
  2. (constricted) drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
  3. (constricting) (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
  4. (constriction) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
  5. Constriction is a method used by various snake species to kill their prey. Although some species of venomous and mildly-venomous snakes do use constriction to subdue their prey, most snakes which use constriction lack venom . ...
  6. (Constricted) When a horse is forcefully constrained, restrained or contracted.
  7. (Constricted) (kon-STRYK-ted) -- Being compressed or drawn together at some point.
  8. (constricted () fruit): pulled in at centre to form two parts.
  9. (constricted) of lobes, of varying width.
  10. (Constriction (bronchoconstriction)) The tightening of the muscles around the airways of the lungs; one of the two main causes of asthma symptoms.
  11. ((constriction)) 1° (Retina → Optic nerve → Optic chiasm → Optic tract → Pretectal nucleus) → 2° (Edinger-Westphal nucleus) → 3° (Oculomotor nerve → Parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion → Ciliary ganglion) → (4° Short ciliary nerves → Iris sphincter muscle)
  12. (Constriction) In certain snakes called constrictors, a method of killing prey by compressing it in tight coils of the body
  13. (Constriction) Lesser used name for clamping.
  14. (Constriction) Squeezing in the lines of force; i.e., a narrowing of section in a magnetized material.
  15. (Constriction) external indentation of the wall, between bulbs. {Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud 1962}
  16. (constriction) Process of drawing together as in the narrowing of a vessel