- con|stric´tive|ly
- con|stric|tive «kuhn STRIHK tihv», adjective.drawing together; contracting; compressing.–con|stric´tive|ly, adverb.
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con|stric|tive — «kuhn STRIHK tihv», adjective. drawing together; contracting; compressing. –con|stric´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
vas|o|con|stric|tive — «VAS oh kuhn STRIHK tihv», adjective. serving to constrict blood vessels; vasoconstrictor: »a vasoconstrictive drug, a vasoconstrictive nerve … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
stric — ab·stric·tion; con·stric·tion; con·stric·tor; re·stric·tion; re·stric·tion·ary; re·stric·tion·ism; stric·ti; stric·tis·si·mi; stric·tum; stric·ture; con·stric·tive; re·stric·tion·ist; re·stric·tive; elec·tro·stric·tive; re·stric·tive·ly;… … English syllables
constrictive — con·stric·tive … English syllables
constrict — con•strict [[t]kənˈstrɪkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw or press in; compress 2) to cause to contract or shrink 3) to slow or stop the natural course or development of 4) to become constricted • Etymology: 1725–35; < L constrīctus, constringere to… … From formal English to slang
constrict — con·strict kən strikt vt 1) to make narrow or draw together <constrict the pupil of the eye> 2) to subject (as a body part) to compression <constrict a nerve> vi to become constricted con·stric·tive strik tiv adj … Medical dictionary
constrictive — con·stric·tive (kən strikґtiv) causing constriction or having a tendency to constriction … Medical dictionary
bronchoconstriction — Reduction in the caliber of a bronchus or bronchi, usually referring to a dynamic process as in asthma and emphysema, rather than a fixed constriction (the latter is a bronchial stenosis). Cf.:bronchospasm. * * * bron·cho·con·stric·tion .bräŋ kō… … Medical dictionary
