1) Bottleneck 2) Chokepoint 3) Coarctation 4) Restraint 5) Thinness 6) Vasoconstriction 7) Vasomotor
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1) Bottleneck 2) Chokepoint 3) Narrowing 4) Something that constricts 5) The act of constricting 6) Tight or narrow compression 7) Tightness or inward pressure
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Constriction is a method used by various snake species to kill their prey. Although some species of venomous and mildly venomous snakes do use constriction to subdue their prey, most snakes which use constriction lack venom. The snake initially strikes at its prey and holds on, pulling the prey into its coils or, in the case of very large prey, pu...
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• (n.) The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. • (n.) The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.
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(from the article `snake`) Other feeding specializations are not so widespread among species, and some are restricted to a single group. Nearly all boids and many colubrids ...
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The act of constricting. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(kәn-strik´shәn) a narrowing or compression of a part; a stricture.
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Con·stric'tion noun [ Latin
constrictio : confer French
constriction .]
1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from
compression .
2. The state of being constricted; the point where ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-strik′shŭn Definitions: 1. A normally or pathologically contracted or narrowed portion of a structure. 2. The act or process of binding or contracting, becoming narrowed; the condition of being constricted. squeezed. 3. A subjective sensation of pressure or tightness, as if the body or any body part were tig...
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n] - a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel 2. [n] - tight or narrow compression 3. [n] - the action or process of constricting or squeezing
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constriction 1. Tightness, a constricted part; a feeling of pressure. 2. Something that constricts or the process of becoming narrower, or of making something more narrow. 3. Anything that severely restricts someone's freedom of movement, action, or expression.
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tightness noun a tight feeling in some part of the body; `he felt a constriction in her chest`; `she felt an alarming tightness in her chest`; `emotion caused a constriction of his throat`
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the act of constricting. · the state of being constricted; tightness or inward pressure. · a constricted part. · something that constricts. · an articulated narrowing of the vocal tract that in consonants audibly obstructs the flow of air and in vowels defines an interconnection between or among resonance cavities. Cf. closur...
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a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
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