Definition of Constrictions. Meaning of Constrictions. Synonyms of Constrictions

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Definition of Constrictions

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 Constrictions 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...
- Secondary constrictions are the constricted or the narrow region found at any point of the chromosome other than that of centromere (primary constriction). The...
- constrictions". Br J Plast Surg. 14 (4): 1–31. doi:10.1016/S0007-1226(61)80002-7. PMID 13733379. Ogino T, Saitou Y (1987). "Congenital constriction band...
- Magnetostriction is a property of magnetic materials that causes them to change their shape or dimensions during the process of magnetization. The variation...
- Narrowing of blood vessels due to the constriction of smooth muscle cells...
- In a nozzle or other constriction, the discharge coefficient (also known as coefficient of discharge or efflux coefficient) is the ratio of the actual...
- arising from the basilar artery. The arterial constrictions in moyamoya disease are unlike the constrictions in atherosclerosis. In atherosclerosis, the...
- Sode guruma jime (袖車絞め) ("sleeve wheel constriction") is a type of Judo chokehold (shime-waza), which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid...
- of Our Constrictions)". AllMusic. Retrieved May 11, 2023. "Natural Information Society with Evan Parker: Descension (Out of Our Constrictions)". Jazz...
- In morphogenesis, apical constriction is the process in which contraction of the apical side of a cell causes the cell to take on a wedged shape. Generally...