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Definition of Constricts

1. constrict [v] - See also: constrict

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Constricts

constricted constricting constriction constriction constrictions constrictions of ureter constriction ring constrictive constrictive bronchiolitis constrictive endocarditis

constrictive pericarditis constrictor constrictor constrictors Constrictor constrictor constricts (current term) constringe constringed constringent constringes

constringing construable construal construals construct construct constructed constructible constructing construction

Literary usage of Constricts

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1. Tablets of Anatomy by Thomas Cooke (1885)
"... cartilages so as to bring together their anterior or internal angles &* the true vocal cords which are attached to them, and thus constricts the ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1893)
"... constricts the vessels less than propyl- aldehyde and the latter less than the ethyl compound. ... first constricts and then dilates the same vessels. ..."

3. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1893)
"On the contrary, the cold, while it constricts the cutaneous vessels, so acts on the vaso-motor centre as to inhibit that portion of the vaso-motor centre ..."

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