[
UK
/kənstɹˈɪkt/
]
[ US /kənˈstɹɪkt/ ]
[ US /kənˈstɹɪkt/ ]
VERB
-
squeeze or press together
the spasm contracted the muscle
she compressed her lips -
become tight or as if tight
Her throat constricted
How To Use constrict In A Sentence
- These constricted unmyelinated regions are called nodes of Ran-vier (rahn-vee-ay), after the French histologist Louis Antoine The Human Brain
- It consists of a base, directly continuous with the base of the anterior horn, and a neck or slightly constricted portion, which is succeeded by an oval or fusiform area, termed the head, of which the apex approaches the posterolateral sulcus. IX. Neurology. 3. The Spinal Cord or Medulla Spinalis
- Is India "constricted" because we have adopted "old standards" like HTML and Unicode? Archive 2009-07-08
- Pupillary size is controlled by the action of the constrictor and dilator smooth muscles of the iris.
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- Cucumbers are more than 90% water and have astringent properties, which help constrict blood vessels.
- As she suffers the constrictions of a traditional culture in transition, she also discovers her answering voice.
- Because of their ability to cause peripheral vasoconstriction, ergot alkaloids should not be used chronically.
- Exposure to ozone causes acute changes in lung function, neutrophil infiltration, cytokine release, and potentiation of allergen-induced bronchoconstriction.
- What had happened was that the passage of electrical current created huge magnetic forces which constricted the tube.