(n.) The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression.
(n.) The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding.
Example Sentences:
(1) There were two recurrent P. (1 Tbc, 1 viral) and no recurrent constriction.
(2) L660,711 had no significant effects on epinephrine- or vasopressin-induced arteriolar constriction.
(3) Myogenic constrictions and dilations was observed when IP was increased (greater than 60 cmH2O) and decreased (less than 60 cmH2O), respectively.
(4) Baroreflex function was studied in conscious early phase (less than 6 weeks) two-kidney, one-clip hypertensive rats before and 24 hours after surgical reversal of hypertension by removal of the constricting renal artery clip or after pharmacological reduction of blood pressure by an infusion of hydralazine or captopril.
(5) A series of hierarchical multiple regressions revealed the effects of Surgency, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Emotional Stability, and Intellect on evoking upset in spouses through condescension (e.g., treating spouse as stupid or inferior), possessiveness (demanding too much time and attention), abuse (slapping spouse), unfaithfulness (having sex with others), inconsiderateness (leaving toilet seat up), moodiness (crying a lot), alcohol abuse (drinking too much alcohol), emotional constriction (hiding emotions to act tough), and self-centeredness (acting selfishly).
(6) Neither the first- (A1) or second-order arterioles (A2) nor the first- (V1) or second-order venules (V2) constricted significantly to angiotensin II.
(7) When the same dose of ISO was administered to rats with aortic constriction the rise in labelled Ca uptake by the hypertrophied myocardium of the left ventricle was greatly reduced.
(8) We studied DNA (mtDNA) replication in adult female rat hearts undergoing hypertrophy secondary to constriction of the ascending aorta.
(9) 6 patients had thickened pericardium, and 3 had constrictive features.
(10) Clonidine and methysergide constrict the rabbit auricular artery by activating smooth muscle alpha-adrenoceptors.
(11) Electron microscopy in one case demonstrated typical intraneuronal accumulations of neurofilaments with regular constrictions.
(12) The rise in pressure approximated the sum of the rises caused by removal of the papilla alone and by renal artery constriction alone, consistent with the idea of two mechanisms being at work in this model.
(13) Transient peripheral vasomotor constriction and heart rate increases were initiated within an 8- to 12-sec period following target detection with the predictable schedule, with subjects evincing greater responsivity than their nonpredictable schedule counterparts.
(14) Data are constricted by the movement out of the area in the end stage of disease, which is only partially solved by tracking with community health workers.
(15) The in vivo synthesis rates of myosin isozyme heavy chains beta and alpha were measured in right ventricular (RV) muscle at 2 and 4 days following pulmonary artery constriction in rabbits, together with measurements of their relative mRNA levels.
(16) Aspiration is prevented by constriction of the thyroarytenoid muscle which provides a valved upper end of the tube.
(17) When tested in the guinea pig, 2a exhibited no effects on blood pressure and no broncho-constriction or dilation activity.
(18) However, certain other echocardiographic abnormalities of left ventricular posterior wall motion and interventricular septal motion and a high E-Fo slope were suggestive of constriction.
(19) The left anterior descending coronary artery of dogs and the right common carotid artery of rabbits were subjected to partial constriction with suture thread (40-60% reduction in transluminal diameter).
(20) A previously described laminectomy technique was modified by the addition of spinal plating to avoid the occurrence of constrictive fibrosis.
Incarceration
Definition:
(n.) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
(n.) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
(n.) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
Example Sentences:
(1) We based our approach on the anteroposterior location of the incarceration site and the amount of retina incarcerated into the wound.
(2) She said it was impossible to attribute the increase in Indigenous women’s incarceration rates to one specific factor, but law and order policies of federal and state governments should be examined.
(3) Some prominent US militia leaders are distancing themselves from the armed occupation, which is a protest against Monday’s incarceration of two local ranchers, father and son Dwight and Steven Hammond.
(4) We are saying enough is enough.” Hundreds of protesters appeared to have joined the march, carrying banners that said “adalet” or “justice” as they set out on the 280 mile (450km) trek that will take them to Maltepe prison, where Enis Berberoğlu has been incarcerated.
(5) The central hypothesis of our study, then, was that psychotic men, charged with misdemeanor offenses, would be incarcerated for significantly longer periods of time, prior to trial, than their nonpsychotic fellows.
(6) If correctional institutions constrain inmates' access to social benefits, means exist to protect incarcerated people's rights in health studies.
(7) In the last 8 years 15 cases of Meckel's diverticulum were observed, 6 of them with complications: three times inflammation (with two perforations), each once invagination, incarceration and occult bleeding from carcinoids.
(8) The gray scale ultrasonic findings in a case of incarcerated Spigelian hernia are presented.
(9) A similar observation was made when there was an incarceration of the vitreous to the surgical wound.
(10) Often incarceration masks the environmental stimuli, resulting in not only early release but a false clinical prognosis for success.
(11) When we compared ARD in patients whose cataract extractions had been complicated by vitreous incarceration with those ARDs following uncomplicated cataract surgery, we found that the characteristics of the detachments were very similar.
(12) It was hypothesized that incarcerated adolescents would have significantly higher levels of isolation, normlessness, powerlessness, and total alienation than would nonincarcerated adolescents.
(13) For these offenses, SST was as acceptable as aversive treatments and incarceration.
(14) The tumor was 5 cm in length and incarcerated into the stomach with an elongated stalk at operation.
(15) This is a well recognised complication of indirect inguinal hernia and a common complication of incarceration.
(16) I’m not going to put a deadline on it,” he said last week of her incarceration.
(17) Changing Rooms and Ground Force – market- leaders in the home make-over genre that was the telly sensation in the decade before incarceration game-shows – ran from 1996 to 2004 and 1997 to 2005 respectively.
(18) The risk of rare cases of incarcerated diaphragmatic hernia should be considered after proximal gastric resection.
(19) Most patients require resection of the incarcerated bowel.
(20) Limited opportunities for exercising self-control while incarcerated may encourage helplessness.