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Strangulation :: Strangulated (a.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted..

Incarceration :: Incarceration (n.) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation..

Moniliform :: Moniliform (a.) Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; as, a moniliform root; a moniliform antenna. See Illust. of Antenna..

Boa Constrictor :: Boa constrictor () A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix..

Strangurious :: Strangulation (n.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of the circulation, as in cases of hernia..

Blacksnake :: Blacksnake (n.) A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or racer, sometimes six feet long, and the Scotophis Alleghaniensis, seven or eight feet long..

Choke :: Choke (n.) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket, etc..

Stegnotic :: Stegnosis (n.) Constipation; also, constriction of the vessels or ducts..

Vasoconstrictor :: Vasoconstrictor (n.) A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.

Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter..

Astringe :: Astringe (v. t.) To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.

Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor..

Boa :: Boa (n.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques)..

Strangulated :: Strangulated (a.) Having the circulation stopped by compression; attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia..

Constricted :: Constricted (a.) Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.

Disjunct :: Disjunct (a.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction..

Hidebound :: Hidebound (a.) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees.

Arctation :: Arctation (n.) Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation..

Constriction :: Constriction (n.) The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding.

Angor :: Angor (n.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression..

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