0 present participle of constrict
1 to become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower:
As such, they raise the intrahepatic resistance to blood flow by constricting the sinusoids and contracting the whole cirrhotic liver.
We were not interested in thus constricting the terms of reference.
Rather, regimes were forced to seek alternative methods of constricting the transitions while formally adhering to nominal characteristics of democratic systems.
Different kinds of subjects will possess different properties and degrees of properties which will render these subjects more or less constricting bounds of existence.
Stevens (1987) suggests that lianas impact host canopies by constricting growing twigs and branches and reducing fecundity.
Shaded circles indicate pulmonary vascular resistance, and resistance while either constricting, or else having unshaded circles indicate mean pulmonary arterial pressure.
The glottal articulation in such segments results in a build-up of air pressure, usually a function of raising the sealed larynx and constricting the pharyngeal walls.
Valve 6 is normally associated with strong constriction, and usually functions as an added enhancement to other constricting valves.
