Definition of Constriction. Meaning of Constriction. Synonyms of Constriction

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Definition of Constriction

Constriction
Constriction 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.

Meaning of Constriction from wikipedia

- Look up constriction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Constriction is a method used by several snake species to kill or subdue their prey. Although...
- Constriction ring syndrome (CRS) is a congenital disorder with unknown cause. Because of the unknown cause there are many different, and sometimes incorrect...
- the two constrictions can be noticed during anaphase, as chromosomes can only bend at the site of primary constriction. Secondary constrictions are useful...
- Narrowing of blood vessels due to the constriction of smooth muscle cells...
- In physical anthropology, post-orbital constriction is the narrowing of the cranium (skull) just behind the eye sockets (the orbits, hence the name) found...
- Bronchoconstriction is the constriction of the airways in the lungs due to the tightening of surrounding smooth muscle, with consequent coughing, wheezing...
- Mulibrey nanism Other names Perheentupa syndrome and Pericardial constriction with growth failure Mulibrey nanism has an autosomal recessive pattern of...
- Magnetostriction is a property of magnetic materials that causes them to change their shape or dimensions during the process of magnetization. The variation...
- right eye is shielded from light, while light shines into the left eye, constriction of the right pupil will still occur (the consensual response), along...
- midazolam Estrogen has been shown to abolish abnormal cold-induced coronary constriction. O.L. Woodman; G.J. Dusting (1991). "N-nitro L-arginine causes coronary...