Astriction

As`tric´tion

n.	1.	The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.
	2.	(Med.) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.
	3.	Astringency.
	4.	(Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll.

(as-trik'shŭn), 1. Astringent action. 2. Compression to arrest hemorrhage.

(ă-strik′shŏn) [L. astrictio, tightening] Action of an astringent.

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