(n) a tight feeling in some part of the body, Syn. tightness, Example:he felt a constriction in her chest; she felt an alarming tightness in her chest; emotion caused a constriction of his throat
n. [ L. constrictio: cf. F. constriction. ] 1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished from compression. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is constricted; a narrowing or binding. [ 1913 Webster ]
A constriction of the parts inservient to speech. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]