Definitions for constrict

constrict con·strict

Spelling: [kuh n-strikt]
IPA: /kənˈstrɪkt/

Constrict is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 278 anagrams from letters in constrict (ccinorstt).

Definitions for constrict

verb (used with object)

  1. to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
  2. to slow or stop the natural course or development of:

Origin of constrict

1375-1425 for earlier past participle sense; 1725-35 for current senses; late Middle English Latin constrīctus (past participle of constringere to draw together, tie up), equivalent to con- <

Examples for constrict

A thread or the like tied about a blood vessel or other structure to constrict it.

Cartilaginous or partially calcified biconcave vertebrae are always well developed; they constrict the notochord intervertebrally.

I had saline mixed with Lidocaine pumped into my face to constrict my blood vessels and numb me so I could endure the zapping.

Styptics are medicines which constrict the surface of a part, and prevent the effusion of blood, such as kino, &c.

The error deforms his faith as much as it tends to stiffen and constrict his life.

(b.) Those in which he tries to constrict it, by reuniting its separated sides.

By virtue of this power they are enabled to constrict many dead animal matters.

High stand-up collars are certainly to be avoided, as they constrict the Adam's apple and muffle the tone of the voice.

Clothing should not constrict the body or hamper its movements.

Biconcave cartilaginous vertebrae are developed, and as is the case in most fishes, constrict the notochord vertebrally.

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