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Definition of Constricts
1. constrict [v] - See also: constrict
Lexicographical Neighbors of Constricts
Literary usage of Constricts
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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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