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constriction

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/kənˈstrɪkʃən/
US
/kənˈstrɪkʃən/

Translations

constrictionnoun
constrictions
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/kənˈstrɪkʃən/
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constrictionSens médical ou général : rétrécissement ou resserrement.
The constriction of the blood vessels can lead to increased blood pressure.
La constriction des vaisseaux sanguins peut entraîner une augmentation de la pression artérielle.
Additional translations
étranglementPour un passage fortement rétréci ou obstrué.
resserrementQuand il s’agit d’un passage ou d’un endroit plus étroit.
constrictionPhonétique : rétrécissement du conduit vocal.
Synonyms
narrowing
tightening
compression
restriction
squeeze
constraining
constrictionadjective
more constriction
Comp.
most constriction
Super.
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Used attributively in compounds such as "constriction band"; functions like an adjective meaning ‘relating to or causing constriction’.
constrictifSens technique : qui provoque un resserrement ou une constriction.
The surgeon applied a constriction band to control bleeding.
Le chirurgien a posé un bandage constrictif pour contrôler le saignement.

Definitions

constrictionnoun
The act or process of making something narrower or tighter.
The constriction of the blood vessels can lead to increased blood pressure.
A feeling of tightness or pressure, often in a physical or emotional sense.
He felt a constriction in his chest as he faced the daunting task ahead.
A place where something is constricted or narrowed.
The river flows through a constriction between the two mountains.
In phonetics, the narrowing or closure in the vocal tract that shapes the articulation of a speech sound.
Fricatives are produced with a constriction that allows turbulent airflow.
constrictionadjective
Relating to or causing constriction; serving to constrict.
The surgeon applied a constriction band to control bleeding.
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