preconstriction

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ constriction.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪkʃən

Noun

preconstriction (plural preconstrictions)

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

     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.