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a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel tight or narrow compression 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" the action or process of compressing
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| constriction ring |
a contracted area of the uterus, allegedly possible at any level, occurring where the resistance of the uterine contents is slight, as over a depression in the contour of the fetal body, or below the presenting part. Cf. retraction r.
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Constriction is a method used by various snake species to kill their prey. The snake initially bites its prey and holds on, pulling the prey into its coils or, in the case of very large prey, pulling itself onto the prey. The snake will then wrap one or two coils around the prey, typically the prey's chest. ...
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A method of killing prey used by some snakes which involves wrapping the prey in the coils of their body and squeezing.
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A narrowing or "waist" in a shell structure.
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