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constrict

vt con·strict \kən-ˈstrikt\

Medical Definition of CONSTRICT

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>
intransitive verb
:  to become constricted
con·stric·tive \-ˈstrik-tiv\ adjective

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