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TIGHTNESS |
Constriction |
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STEGNOSIS |
Constipation; also, constriction of the vessels or
ducts. |
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THLIPSIS |
Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an
external cause. |
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DISJUNCT |
Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by a deep
constriction. |
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ARCTATION |
Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as
in constipation from inflammation. |
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CHOKE |
A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a rocket,
etc. |
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INCARCERATION |
A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it
irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. |
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ANGOR |
Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the
upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression. |
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VASOCONSTRICTOR |
A substance which causes constriction of the blood
vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure. |
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COARCTATE |
Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to
insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a
constriction. |
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STRANGULATED |
Having the circulation stopped by compression;
attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused by
constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia. |
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ASTHMA |
...ng (due to
a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals,
accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the
... |
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STRANGULATION |
Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or
part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a suspension of
breathing, of the passag... |