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preconstriction

preconstriction noun: constriction prior to some other process.

Noun

preconstriction (plural preconstrictions)

  1. constriction prior to some other process
    • 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...2016 January 14, “Endothelial Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Mechanistic Insights and Correlation with Circulating Markers of Systemic Inflammation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of preconstriction

pluralpreconstrictions

Origin of preconstriction

From pre- + constriction.

Words that rhyme with preconstriction

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Questions about preconstriction

What does preconstriction mean?
Preconstriction means constriction prior to some other process.
What part of speech is preconstriction?
Preconstriction is a noun.
What is the plural of preconstriction?
The plural of preconstriction is preconstrictions.

Words near preconstriction in the dictionary

  1. preconstituted
  2. preconstitutes
  3. preconstituting
  4. preconstitutional
  5. preconstricted
  6. preconstriction
  7. preconstrictions
  8. preconstruct
  9. preconstructed
  10. preconstructing
  11. preconstruction

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