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constrict /kən-striktˈ/ transitive verb- To press together
- To contract
- To cramp
- To limit
ORIGIN: L cōnstringere, -strictum constrictˈed adjective - Narrowed
- Cramped
- Narrowed in places (botany)
constricˈtion noun - The process of narrowing or pressing together
- Contraction
- Tightness
- Something constricted
- (in a chromosome) a narrow, localized region, normally found at the centromere and elsewhere including the nucleolar-organizing region
constrictˈive adjective constrictˈor noun - Something that constricts or draws together
- A muscle that compresses an organ or hollow structure
- A snake that crushes its prey in its coils
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