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constriction vs vasoconstriction

vasoconstriction vs constriction

constriction and vasoconstriction both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
constriction Yes No No No
vasoconstriction Yes No No No
As nouns, vasoconstriction is a hyponym of constriction; that is, vasoconstriction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than constriction:
  • constriction: the action or process of compressing
  • vasoconstriction: decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
Other hyponyms of constriction include spasm, squeeze, strangulation.
constriction (noun) vasoconstriction (noun)
the action or process of compressing decrease in the diameter of blood vessels
a tight feeling in some part of the body
tight or narrow compression
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Difference between constriction and vasoconstriction

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