Noun: constriction kun'strik-shun
- The action or process of compressing
"The constriction of blood vessels can lead to high blood pressure"
- Tight or narrow compression
"The constriction of blood vessels can lead to increased blood pressure";
- coarctation
- A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
"The traffic constriction caused by the accident led to long delays";
- bottleneck, chokepoint
- A tight feeling in some part of the body
"he felt a constriction in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat";
- tightness
Derived forms: constrictions
Type of: compressing, compression, condensation, contraction, feeling, narrowing
Encyclopedia: Constriction