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What does constriction mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
  2. A narrow part of something; a stricture.
  3. A compression.
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Their story champions freedom over constriction, sensuality over puritanism, living for others over living for success.
The metazoan centromere was first identified cytologically as the region of the primary constriction of a metaphase chromosome.
Also evident was postorbital constriction, plus the dolichocephalic nature of the brain case.
The constriction of the skin rotates the eyelashes progressively closer to the cornea.
Another sill acts together with a natural constriction in the bay's shape to form the prominent tide rips observed in Sitakaday Narrows.
Centromeres are the nonstaining primary constriction of a chromosome that separates the short arm from the long arm.

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