Definition of constrict

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Constrict (v. t.) To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.

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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.
Astrict :: Astrict (v. t.) To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.
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)..
Thlipsis :: Thlipsis (n.) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause..
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..
Constricted :: Constricted (imp. & p. p.) of Constric.
Astringe :: Astringe (v. t.) To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
Constringe :: Constringe (v. t.) To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself; to constrict; to cause to shrink.
Paraphimosis :: Paraphimosis (n.) A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be brought forward into place again..
Disjunct :: Disjunct (a.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep constriction..
Strictly :: Striction (n.) The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted..
Arctation :: Arctation (n.) Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation..
Constricted :: Constricted (a.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others.
Boa :: Boa (n.) A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor..
Asthma :: Asthma (n.) A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration..
Angor :: Angor (n.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression..
Constricting :: Constricting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Constric.
Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter..
Strangulation :: Strangulated (a.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a ligature; constricted..
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