constriction
noun
con·stric·tion
kən-ˈstrik-shən 
1
: an act or product of constricting
2
: the quality or state of being constricted
3
: something that constricts
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tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck
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Asthma is a serious medical condition that causes inflammation and constriction of the airways.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
In an account of the contribution that Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude makes to world literature, Jameson contends that its form allows a new picture of utopia, one that survives the constriction of history:
The solitude of the title . . .
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
These constrictions are what pumped the CSF through the glymphatic system, essentially powering its waste-draining process.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
Peak norepinephrine levels in the brains of the Zolpidem mice were some 50% lower than in the control group, and arterial constrictions were also less pronounced.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
In an account of the contribution that Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude makes to world literature, Jameson contends that its form allows a new picture of utopia, one that survives the constriction of history:
The solitude of the title . . .
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
These constrictions are what pumped the CSF through the glymphatic system, essentially powering its waste-draining process.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
Peak norepinephrine levels in the brains of the Zolpidem mice were some 50% lower than in the control group, and arterial constrictions were also less pronounced.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Constriction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constriction. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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constriction
noun
con·stric·tion
kən-ˈstrik-shən
1
: an act or instance of constricting
2
: something that constricts : a part that is constricted
Medical Definition
constriction
noun
con·stric·tion
-ˈstrik-shən
1
: an act or product of constricting
2
: the quality or state of being constricted
3
: something that constricts
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