noun
- A narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel.
- synonyms: bottleneck, chokepoint
- Tight or narrow compression.
- synonyms: coarctation
- A tight feeling in some part of the body.
- usage: "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat"
- synonyms: tightness
- The action or process of compressing. .
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