Meanings
nounhyperconstriction (uncountable)
- uncountableExcessive constriction (of muscle tissue)
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Late Latincōnstrictiō
- Englishconstriction
- Englishhyperconstriction
From hyper- + constriction.
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hyperconstriction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperconstriction
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“hyperconstriction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperconstriction. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperconstriction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperconstriction.
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