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constriction

noun
/kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.

  1. derived from constringo
  2. borrowed from constrictio

Definitions

  1. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.

  2. A narrow part of something

    A narrow part of something; a stricture.

    • […] greatest breadth at a point about half way between the constriction and the ends […]

  3. A compression.

The neighborhood

Derived

arterioconstriction, bronchoconstriction, constriction ring syndrome, hyperconstriction, nanoconstriction, preconstriction, pupilloconstriction, reconstriction, vasoconstriction

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA