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Constriction vs Cramping - What's the difference?

constriction | cramping | Synonyms |

Constriction is a synonym of cramping.


As nouns the difference between constriction and cramping

is that constriction is the act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts while cramping is the action of something that cramps.

As a verb cramping is

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constriction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts
  • A narrow part of something; a stricture
  • A compression

    • cramping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of something that cramps.
  • * 1867 , Eclectic Medical Society of the State of New York, Transactions
    • There are also twitchings or crampings of the muscles to a greater or less extent — which, if not relieved, soon become general and exceedingly violent and painful.