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What does constrict mean?

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  1. To narrow, especially by applying pressure.
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All forms of hypertension can constrict the blood vessels in the uterus that supply the fetus with oxygen and nutrients.
In both cases, nicotine is absorbed and may constrict blood vessels and raise blood pressure.
White's kingside pawns advance to constrict and hopefully attack Black's position.
The opposite occurs when sympathetic impulses constrict efferent arterioles.
Blood vessels near the surface of the skin constrict to preserve internal body heat, reducing blood flow to the skin.
Pilocarpine drops may be used to constrict the pupil and re-establish circulation of aqueous humor.

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