Constriction ring
constriction ring n.
True spastic stricture of the uterine cavity caused by a zone of muscle undergoing tetanic contraction and forming a tight constriction about some part of the fetus.
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[kuh n-strik-shuh n] /kənˈstrɪk ʃən/ noun 1. the act of . 2. the state of being ; tightness or inward pressure. 3. a part. 4. something that . 5. Phonetics. an articulated narrowing of the vocal tract that in consonants audibly obstructs the flow of air and in vowels defines an interconnection between or among […]
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[kuh n-strik-tiv] /kənˈstrɪk tɪv/ adjective 1. ; tending to . 2. pertaining to . adj. c.1400, from Late Latin constrictivus, from Latin constrictus (see constrict).
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[kuh n-strik-ter] /kənˈstrɪk tər/ noun 1. a snake that kills its prey by coiling tightly around it, causing suffocation. 2. Anatomy. a muscle that a hollow part of the body, as the pharynx. 3. a person or thing that . /kənˈstrɪktə/ noun 1. any of various nonvenomous snakes, such as the pythons, boas, and anaconda, […]
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/kənˈstrɪndʒəns/ noun 1. (physics) inverse of the dispersive power of a medium