CONSTRICTION, noun A drawing together or contraction by means of some inherent power, or by spasm, as distinguished from compression, or the pressure of extraneous bodies; as the constriction of a muscle or fiber. It may perhaps be sometimes used as synonymous with compression.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.