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Meanings of constriction in English

Portuguese
constricção
Catalan
embotellament

A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.

constricção

Tight or narrow compression.

A tight feeling in some part of the body.

Usage of constriction in English
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The words rising from my past caused a constriction in my chest.
Bones to Ashes
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Conclusions: Pupillary constriction depends on flicker frequency and duty cycle besides intensity.
Pubmed
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Therefore, kaempferol may be a potential therapeutic agent targeting asthmatic airway constriction.
Pubmed
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The motile organs are cirri and cilia, all inserted in the constriction.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole / Bulletin of the United States ...
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B It divides into two halves by a constriction in the middle.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
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Accordingly, treatment with a selective PI3Kγ inhibitor prevented transverse aortic constriction-induced fibrosis.
Pubmed
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Forskolin also reduced the duration of constriction, suggesting the involvement of cAMP.
Pubmed
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Furthermore, actomyosin-dependent basal constriction requires focal adhesion kinase to guide dome-shape formation.
Pubmed
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With an awful constriction of the heart, Hazel knew who it was.
Gone to Earth
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He was aroused soon after by a sharp constriction of the throat.
Cobwebs from an Empty Skull
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Surgical findings revealed a roughly 2-cm peritoneal metastatic focus and ileal constriction.
Pubmed
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With a sudden constriction at her heart Marilyn bowed and rode on.
The City of Fire
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This constriction does not mean that he is steeling himself to speak.
And Even Now
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Phil was pale, and I felt a sudden constriction of the throat.
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
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There was no apparent limit to the beach comber's powers of constriction.
Black Caesar's Clan : A Florida Mystery Story
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Then deliver a sharp, downward pull, so it settles into the constriction.
Climbing Magazine
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Constriction through the time
Constriction across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common