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con·stric·tion
(kən-strĭk′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of constricting.
b. The condition or result of being constricted.
c. Something that constricts.
2. A feeling of tightness or pressure: Fear caused a sudden constriction in my chest.
3. A constricted or narrow part.
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constriction
(kənˈstrɪkʃən)n
1. a feeling of tightness in some part of the body, such as the chest
2. the act of constricting or condition of being constricted
3. something that is constricted
4. (Genetics) genetics a localized narrow region of a chromosome, esp at the centromere
conˈstrictive adj
conˈstrictively adv
conˈstrictiveness n
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con•stric•tion
(kənˈstrɪk ʃən)n.
1. the act of constricting.
2. the state of being constricted; tightness or inward pressure.
3. a constricted part.
4. something that constricts.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]
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| Noun | 1. | constriction - a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow |
| 2. | constriction - tight or narrow compression compression, contraction, condensation - the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling" | |
| 3. | constriction - a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat" feeling - a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm" | |
| 4. | constriction - the action or process of compressing spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) squeeze - the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" strangulation - (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine" compressing, compression - applying pressure vasoconstriction - decrease in the diameter of blood vessels |
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constriction
noun tightness, pressure, narrowing, reduction, squeezing, restriction, constraint, cramp, compression, blockage, stenosis (Pathology), limitation, impediment, stricture Smoking tobacco products causes constriction of the arteries.
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constriction
noun1. A becoming narrow or narrower:
Pathology: stricture.
2. A compressing of something:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
constriction
[kənˈstrɪkʃən] n [throat, blood vessel] → resserrement m
(= limitation) [life, activity] → limitation f
(= restriction) → contrainte f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
constriction
n
(of muscles) → Zusammenziehen nt; he had a feeling of constriction in his chest → er hatte ein Gefühl der Enge in der Brust
(= limiting, of movements) → Behinderung f; (caused by rules, traditions etc) → Einengung f; (of outlook, view etc) → Beschränkung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
constriction
n constricción fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.