"preconstriction" meaning in English

See preconstriction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: preconstrictions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkʃən Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction English preconstriction From pre- + constriction. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|pre-|constriction|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Late Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *streyg-der. Late Latin stringō Late Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Late Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. 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Head templates: {{en-noun}} preconstriction (plural preconstrictions)
  1. constriction prior to some other process

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *per-\nProto-Indo-European *preh₂-\nProto-Indo-European *-i\nProto-Indo-European *préh₂i?\nProto-Italic *prai\nProto-Italic *prai-\nLatin prae-lbor.\nMiddle English pre-\nEnglish pre-\nProto-Indo-European *ḱe\nProto-Indo-European *ḱóm\nProto-Italic *kom\nProto-Italic *kom-\nLate Latin cōn-\nProto-Indo-European *strengʰ-der.\nProto-Indo-European *streyg-der.\nLate Latin stringō\nLate Latin cōnstringō\nProto-Indo-European *-tis\nProto-Indo-European *-Hō\nProto-Indo-European *-tiHō\nProto-Italic *-tiō\nLate Latin -tiō\nLate Latin cōnstrictiōbor.\nEnglish constriction\nEnglish preconstriction\nFrom pre- + constriction.",
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          "ref": "2016 January 14, “Endothelial Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Mechanistic Insights and Correlation with Circulating Markers of Systemic Inflammation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:",
          "text": "After washing, endothelium-denuded rings were used to determine the vasoconstrictive response to norepinephrine (NE, 10 −11 –10 −4 moles/liter) and to evaluate the endothelium-independent relaxation to the NO donor sodium nitroprussiate (SNP, 10 −11 –10 −4 moles/liter) after preconstriction with PE 10 −6 moles/liter.",
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