Con‐strict″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Constricted; p. pr. & vb. n.Constricting.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of constringere. See Constrain.] To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
Such things as constrict the fibers.
Arbuthnot.
Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their contraction serves to constrict.
Todd & Bowman.