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constriction definition

con·stric·tion (-strik′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a constricting or being constricted; contraction or restriction
  2. a feeling of tightness or pressure, as in the chest
  3. something that constricts
  4. a constricted part

Etymology: ME constriccioun < L constrictio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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