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Definition of Constricts

Constrict
Constrict Con*strict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See Constrain.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink. Such things as constrict the fibers. --Arbuthnot. Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict. --Todd & Bowman.

Meaning of Constricts from wikipedia

- Constrictive pericarditis is a condition characterized by a thickened, fibrotic pericardium, limiting the heart's ability to function normally. In many...
- Constrictivity is a dimensionless parameter used to describe transport processes (often molecular diffusion) in porous media. Constrictivity is viewed...
- part of the pupillary light reflex, the pupil dilates in the dark and constricts in the light to respectively improve vividity at night and to protect...
- Constricting Rage of the Merciless is the sixth studio album by American blackened death metal band Goat****. The band announced the release of their...
- 75 mm wide by 0.15 mm thick.[citation needed] In humans, it functions to constrict the pupil in bright light (pupillary light reflex) or during accommodation...
- bright light pointed directly at the eye. Pupil measured 2.3 mm in diameter Pronunciation /maɪˈoʊsɪs/ Specialty Ophthalmology  Symptoms Constricted pupils...
- shortly thereafter. Further, multiple species of snakes have been shown to constrict with pressures higher than those needed to induce cardiac arrest. In conjunction...
- months. Complications can include cardiac tamponade, myocarditis, and constrictive pericarditis. Pericarditis is an uncommon cause of chest pain. About...
- The constricted elimia, scientific name †Elimia impressa, was a species of freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk...
- eyes converge. The ciliary muscle constricts making the lens thicker, shortening its focal length. The pupil constricts in order to prevent strongly diverging...