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constriction

/kənˈstrɪkʃən/

constrictionnoun

constrictions

/kənˈstrɪkʃən/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

constrictionadjective

more constriction

Comp.

most constriction

Super.

/kənˈstrɪk.ʃən/

Used attributively in compounds such as "constriction band"; functions like an adjective meaning ‘relating to or causing constriction’.

Translations

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

Relating to or causing constriction; serving to constrict.

The surgeon applied a constriction band to control bleeding.