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/kənstɹˈɪktɪv/
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ADJECTIVE
- restricting the scope or freedom of action
- (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
How To Use constrictive In A Sentence
- In addition to its potent vasoconstrictive actions, ET-1 is also a mitogen for vascular smooth muscle cells.
- When constrictive bronchiolitis occurs with no identifiable cause, it is referred to as cryptogenic constrictive bronchiolitis.
- Epinephrine's vasoconstrictive properties can be a problem if extravasation into tissue occurs, and may result in skin necrosis.
- That suggests they inhaled a significant dose of sulfur dioxide, a known cause of the lung disease, called constrictive bronchiolitis, Miller said in a telephone interview. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
- The immigration restrictions on the entering of the country for any adult, but certainly for a pregnant adult, can be constrictive.
- While I think that blogging in conjunction with a host of other things can sink to the level of self-absorption, I also think it also has the capacity to be constrictively reflective and expressive. Narcissus and Me
- Many forms and degrees of failure were defined, and their responses to treatment measured: limited or fixed cardiac output, not responding to exercise; left ventricular failure with pulmonary hypertension; right ventricular failure with systemic venous hypertension; the congestive state with high blood flow, and with low; very low cardiac output without congestion; the dynamic effects of cardiac arrhythmias; the circulation in constrictive pericarditis31, 32. Dickinson W. Richards - Nobel Lecture
- It is clear from your writing that you see such phrases as part of our colonial legacy and that you constantly struggle with language to create words which challenge constrictive totalizations.
- Researchers who performed lung biopsies on 38 veterans with unexplained breathing problems found a form of tissue damage - called constrictive bronchiolitis - that is rare in young adults and doesn't show up in standard tests. FOXNews.com
- Preventive care prevent long periods of standing or sitting that impair venous return elevate legs when sitting, dorsiflex feet at regular intervals to prevent venous pooling if edema occurs, elevate above heart level regular exercise program to promote circulation avoid crossing legs at the knees avoid wearing constrictive clothing such as tight bands around socks or garters use elastic stocking on affected leg do leg exercises during periods of enforced immobility such as after surgery explain purpose of bed rest and leg elevation use elastic stockings monitor pt. on anticoagulant & fibrinolytic therapy for signs of bleeding monitor for signs of pulmonary embolism - sudden onset of chest pain, dyspnea, rapid breathing, tachycardia Recently Uploaded Slideshows