| 释义 |  constrict /kən-striktˈ/  transitive verbTo press togetherTo contractTo crampTo limit
 ORIGIN: L cōnstringere, -strictum constrictˈed  adjective NarrowedCrampedNarrowed in places (botany)
 constricˈtion  noun The process of narrowing or pressing togetherContractionTightnessSomething 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 togetherA muscle that compresses an organ or hollow structureA snake that crushes its prey in its coils
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